Table 1.
Behaviour | Definition |
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Attention class | |
Attention to the threat | With the head oriented toward the location of the threat |
Attention to something else | With the head oriented toward other directions, except threat |
Behaviour class | |
Vigilance | Standing motionless with head at shoulder height or higher or lower |
Eating | Eating food in the bucket. The eating event continues, while the pig is chewing provided that the head stays close to the bucket and the pig remains non-vigilant. Once the pig becomes vigilant or moves away from the bucket, this is considered to be the end of eating, even if the pig continues chewing |
Exploring | Exploring the floor or wall of the arena by sniffing, nosing, licking or rooting it with the rooting disc |
Walking | Walking without performing any other described behaviour. All four legs move or the pig turns around at the same spot without moving all four legs |
Standing | Standing with four paws on the floor without performing any other described behaviour |
High-pitched vocalizationsa | Screams, squeals, or grunt-squeals |
Short grunta | Grunt lasting less than 0.4 s (Fraser 1974; Kiley 1972) |
Long grunta | Grunt lasting more than 0.4 s (Fraser 1974; Kiley 1972) |
Barka | A low tone that sounds like “wuff” |
Defecatinga | Defecating |
Urinatinga | Urinating |
Escapinga | The pig jumps to the wall or the door |
Behaviours were scored as states unless indicated otherwise
aWere scored as events, all other behaviours as states