Because the bibliography is never exhaustive, some questions require specific research. Bankiva sets up ethological studies:
- by formulating a scientific question,
- by establishing an experimental protocol,
- making observations and analyzing results,
- writing a final report.
These studies can be used to measure the impact of a new development on a farm (on the animal, the farmer, performance), to compare two conditions (with and without environmental enrichment, for example), to gain a better understanding of the risk factors in a particular situation, to monitor a wild population, etc.