Table 1.
Behaviour | Description |
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Standing | Pig only has feet (and possibly snout) in contact with pen floor |
Lying | Trunk of the pig is in contact with the floor |
Feeding | Pig has head inside a food trough |
Drinking | The pig’s snout is in contact with a nipple drinker |
Non-nutritive visit (NNV) | Pig enters the black mat of the feeding area with two or more feet (one must be a front foot), then leaves the area without putting head in food trough |
Enrichment interaction | Pig uses its head to bite, nose, or knock the plastic pipe and chain suspended from the ceiling |