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Several UAB researchers rank among the most influential in the field of veterinary and animal science according to the Best Animal Science and Veterinary Scientists 2026 ranking, recently published by the international platform Research.com. 

The digestion of milk is not the same for everyone and can cause discomfort. Milk A2 can be a solution, since it does not release during digestion the peptide causing these problems, as does A1. The Remugant Research Group (G2R) has examined ways to analyze and differentiate A2 and A1 more quickly and without needing so much staff.

The European project LoupO Coexistence was recently launched with the aim of favouring a cross-border conservation of the biodiversity of the Pyrenees in France, Spain and Andorra. The project includes the monitoring and management of brown bear (Ursus arctos) and wolf (Canis lupus) populations, and the study of how the inhabitants of the Pyrenees view these two species.

Horses play a key role in forest management and in reducing the risk of wildfires in Mediterranean forests, thanks to the adaptability of their eating habits. This is the conclusion reached by an interdisciplinary study led by the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) and the University of Lleida (UdL), recently published in the journal Agroforestry Systems.

After millennia of coexistence between humans and goats on the Mediterranean islands, the role of these animals is a source of controversy nowadays. A new publication has revised the benefits of goats in this ecosystem. The work calls for caution regarding certain possible practices, such as eradication, and emphasizes the importance of recognizing their ecosystem roles in environmental preservation.

A Canis lupus specimen has traveled 1,240 kilometers from Nordhorn, Germany, where it was born in 2020, to Vilaller, in the mountains of the Alta Ribagorça region, in February 2023, passing through France in 2022. The comparison of samples in genetic laboratories, including the Veterinary Service of Molecular Genetics of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), has made it possible to follow the route of this animal.

The European-funded project ClearFarm, coordinated by the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), has developed and validated the first digital animal welfare monitoring platform that integrates, analyses and displays information collected by various sensors installed on farms. The resulting tool allows consumers and farmers to make informed choices about the purchase of food of animal origin and the care of animals at different stages of their lives.