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. 2019 Mar 29;97(5):2035–2052. doi: 10.1093/jas/skz098

Table 3.

Ethogram used for behavioral observations

Category Behavior Definition
Sickness Behavior Huddling When 3 or more pigs are touching while lying down and 50% of a pig’s body is touching another pig
Other Active Piglets are walking about or interacting in a nonaggressive manner with each other or their environment
Resting Piglets are lying, either ventral or lateral, either alone or loosely in groups, with gaps of spaces between them
Aggressive Piglets are engaged in agonistic interactions
Eating/drinking The piglet has its nose in the feeder or its mouth on the waterer
Nonvisible When piglet moves out of view and cannot be observed