Table 1.
Behavioral categories and definitions (Bolhuis et al., 2005)
Behavior | Definition |
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State behavior | |
Active behavior | |
Standing | Bodyweight supported by four legs and pig remaining still |
Walking | The pig’s legs move back and forth in a slow, rhythmic, symmetrical motion |
Lying | |
Lateral lying | Lying with all the members extended laterally in one side |
Ventral lying | Lying with the belly facing the ground with all the limbs under the body |
Event behavior | |
Playing behavior | Jumping and turning around, running fast at a short distance, and suddenly lie down; focus animal close to pen mate, sniffing and lightly rooting; puts its front legs on the pen mates’ front body or its back |
Tail-wagging | Moving the tail to the left or right when walking or standing |
Exploring behavior | Sniffing or nosing the floor; biting or rooting the pen or through |
Manipulative behavior | Rubbing belly of a pen mate with up and down movements of the snout; nibbling, sucking, or chewing an ear or the tail of a pen mate |
Aggressive behavior | Ramming or pushing pen mate with head, with biting; mutual pushing or ramming or lifting pen mate |