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. 2019 May 13;9(5):235. doi: 10.3390/ani9050235

Table 1.

Ethogram of the Behaviours Evaluated in the Scans or Focal Samplings taken over 12 weeks of Observations.

Specific Category Definition
SCAN SAMPLING
Activity
Standing inactive Pig is upright on all four legs, neither moving forward or backward
Walking Pig is upright on all four legs, and moves in the pen
Sitting inactive Pig is upright on two front legs, and hindquarter
Lying Pig is recumbent on its belly or side
Behaviour
Eat/Drink Head or snout over bowl or trough
Interaction with the pen Licking, chewing, nosing or sniffing unanimated objects from the pen, excluding enriched material
Interaction with enrichment material Interaction with each type of enrichment material
Social interaction Head or snout in contact with another pig (includes any positive or negative social behaviour)
Other behaviour Behaviour different to that previously described
FOCAL SAMPLING
Positive social behaviour Head or snout in contact with another pig. The receiver doesn’t react negatively
Negative social behaviour Aggression, fights to another pig with a negative response from the receiver
Stereotypies Stereotypical behaviour, basically animal rubs the bars of the crate with the mouth, and other stereotypical behaviour
Redirected behaviour Vertical rub movements with the snout to the belly of a pen-mate (belly nosing), bite or suck the ear of a pen-mate (ear biting) and bite or suck the tail of a pen-mate (tail biting)
Interaction with enrichment material Interaction with each type of enrichment material
Sexual behaviour
Other behaviour
Sexual behaviour, one animal mounting or trying to mount another pig
Any other behaviour