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UK Government unveils new plans to improve welfare for laying hens & lambs

Agriculture
The UK government proposes phasing out cages for laying hens by 2032 and tightening lamb welfare standards, including reduced pain during castration and docking.

What’s the secret to gecko feet that allows them to stick to surfaces?

Research & Innovation
Gecko adhesion has its own molecular structure: where gecko feet are covered in a super-thin layer of lipids that help them stay sticky.

Shellfish poisoning: A neurotoxic consequence of global warming

Environment
Jeremy MacMahon, Yi-Hua Tsai, and Pamela Lein from the Department of Molecular Biosciences, UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine, explore how shellfish poisoning is affecting human and animal health.

Intercepting smuggled products to protect animal health

Health & Social Care
Will Wepsala, Public Affairs Specialist at the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, walks us through the work of intercepting smuggled products to protect animal health.

Should we incorporate animal welfare in sustainable governance?

Environment
Experts have called on international governments to include animal welfare policies in sustainable governance, to promote better animal health in future politics.

Bumblebee species conservation “not a one-size-fits-all approach”

Environment
A 10-year citizen science study finds that multiple habitats need to be preserved for efficient bumblebee species conservation in the UK.

Scientists create strategy for protecting moths from climate change

Environment
Through the prediction of species movement, researchers identify areas in need of habitat restoration to continue protecting moths.

Selecting for resilience and efficiency: The solution for European cattle farming

Agriculture
Nicolas Friggens at the French Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment (INRAE) discusses cattle farming resilience and efficiency with genomics in breeding programmes

Regional recovery of manta ray habitats through tourism limitations

Environment
Komodo National Park has one of the world’s largest manta ray habitats – and researchers think this may be due to stricter tourism regulations allowing them to flourish.

‘Bee bus stops’ with living roofs can improve city wildlife

Environment
Bee bus stops are to become a new feature around UK cities, as they support wildlife and bees in city areas with their living roofs.

Hundreds of new mammal species are hiding in plain sight

Research & Innovation
Researchers believe there are hundreds of unidentified species of new mammals that have yet to be found.

Minimising impacts of coastal construction on bottlenose dolphins

Environment
Dolphin Behaviourist and Biostatistician gives insight into the impacts of coastal construction, ensuring quality of coastal life for dolphins

Large bees are in decline due to climate change

Environment
Large bees will decline in population size, as smaller bees are more resistant to climate change due to better heat tolerance.

Could vegan diets for dogs be healthier than meat-based diets?

Research & Innovation
Nutritionally complete vegan diets for dogs were more beneficial for dog’s health than conventional meat diets – but not as healthy as raw meat diets.

Changes to river systems sparks species evolution in the Amazon

Environment
Changing dynamics of small river systems in the Amazon allows for the evolution of new species – but can also threaten existing species like birds.

Global food security analysis – part 1

Agriculture
Curtis R Youngs  from Iowa State University, provides an analysis of global food security, in this the first part of a four-part series

The importance of animal health surveillance

Health & Social Care
Janeth George from SACIDS Foundation for One Health and College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, details enhancing the effectiveness of animal health surveillance in Africa through a systems-based integrative research approach
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