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. 2017 Apr 1;1(2):186–200. doi: 10.2527/tas2017.0021

Table 2.

Summary of recorded behaviors during the scan-sampling

Behaviors Explanation
Active behavior
    Negative social behavior Aggressive behavior, including biting or any social behavior with a response from the disturbed animal.
    Positive social behavior Sniffing, nosing, licking and moving gently away from the animal without an aggressive or flight reaction from this individual.
    Exploration of the pen Sniffing, nosing, licking all features of the pen.
    Feeding Pig with the head in the feeder.
    Drinking Pig with the mouth at the nipple.
    Walking Two steps were minimum requirements to configure walking.
    Other Other active behaviors not cited (defecation, urination, air sniffing, etc.).
Inactive behavior
    Lying laterally without contact Resting lying laterally without contact or with less than half of their body in contact with other pen mates.
    Lying ventrally without contact Resting lying ventrally without contact or with less than half of their body in contact with other pen mates.
    Lying laterally with contact Resting lying laterally with more than half of their body in contact with other pen mates.
    Lying ventrally with contact Resting lying ventrally with more than half of their body in contact with other pen mates.