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. 2012 Jul;139(3-4):218–224. doi: 10.1016/j.applanim.2012.04.004

Table 1.

Ethogram of measures used for quantitative assessment of behaviour in the 1-min observations used for QBA.

Open field Elevated plus maze
Activity Squares crossed (number): Number of squares (n = 16) the pig enters (midpoint of head between the ears) during 1 min observation. Zones visited (number): Number of different zones (four different arms of the EPM plus center platform) the pig enters (midpoint of head between the ears) during 1 min observation.
Vocalisation Low grunts (number): Low pitched vocalisation Low grunts (number): Low pitched vocalisation
Exploration Explore pen/objects (duration in seconds): Pig makes snout contact with ball, feeder or floor/wall of arena. Root (duration in seconds): Pig makes contact with floor substrate and makes repetitive nosing movements with snout.