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. 2020 May 14;15(5):e0232897. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0232897

Table 1. Behaviours recorded during demonstrations (where an ‘observer’ calf would witness two ‘demonstrators’ recover from either a painful or a sham procedure) and during tests (where observers were tested for conditioned place aversion of the pens associated with the two procedures).

Measure Session Subject calf Description Sampling method
Proximity Demonstration Observer Which half of the central pen the calf placed her front legs Instantaneous scans every 5 min
Attention Demonstration Observer Which demonstrator the calf’s head was oriented towards Instantaneous scans every 5 min
Contact Demonstration Demonstrator Number of physical contacts between observer and demonstrator 1 min scans every 5 min
Pain behaviours Demonstration Demonstrator Number of ear flicks, head rubs and head shakes 1 min scans every 5 min
Conditioned place aversion Test Observer Time spent in each pen, where the calf lay down Continuous