Table 1.
Behavior | Definition |
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Lying | Animal is recumbent, flat on its side, or ventrally |
Standing | Animal is upright on all fours, legs are extended |
Sitting | Resting on the caudal part of the body with the forelimbs extended |
Drinking | Animal placing its mouth on the water nipple and consuming water |
Eating/Nursing | Animal placing its mouth in the feed container and consuming feed or latching on to the sows’ nipple. |