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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Appl Anim Welf Sci. 2014 Nov 21;18(4):319–331. doi: 10.1080/10888705.2014.980888

TABLE 1.

Ethogam Used for Behavior Quantification Separated into Behavior Categories Used for Statistical Analysis

Behavior
Category
Behaviors Definition
Hair-Directed Hair chew Mastication of either a loose or intact single strand or clump of hair from the individual’s own coat or that of another animal
Hair-directed Manual manipulation of an individual strand or clump of hair that may also involve placing the hair in the mouth and manipulating it with the lips without chewing
Hair pull self Forcefully removing hair from the individual’s own body in tufts or strands with hands or teeth
Hair pull other Forcefully removing hair from another individual in tufts or strands with hands or teeth

Biscuit-Directed Eat biscuit Biting and/or chewing biscuits
Biscuit sort Manual manipulation of biscuits, biscuit pieces, or crumbs including removing them from the food trough or picking through them on the ground

Forage-Directed Forage-directed Manual manipulation of forage with related chewing and consumption (note: the act of gathering and consuming forage occurred quickly and did not allow for the separation of forage manipulation from its chewing and consumption)

Active Active Any normal locomotion requiring more than two steps to be taken, as well as any changes in total body posture including sitting to standing or standing to sitting

Rest Rest Inactivity lasting for longer than 2 s

Object-Directed Enrichment-directed Oral or manual manipulation of any enrichment device in the cage
Cage-directed Any interaction with the cage such the manipulation of cage doors or parts

Social Behavior Affiliative Any gesture or facial expression directed toward the observer or another animal indicating sociability
Aggressive Any gesture or facial expression directed toward the observer or another animal intended to threaten or intimidate
Submissive Any gesture or facial expression directed toward the observer or another animal indicating deference

Groom Self Groom self Oral or manual manipulation of the individual’s own hair coat or body part without the plucking, removal, or chewing of the hair

Groom Other Groom other Oral or manual manipulation of another animal’s hair coat or body part without the plucking, removal, or chewing of the hair

Tension Related Scratch Brusque, stroking movement of the hand in which the fingers contact the skin or coat

Yawn Opening the mouth wide in a nonthreatening manner with a prolonged, deep inhalation and subsequent exhalation

Other Other Miscellaneous behaviors occurring too infrequently to allow for individual analysis