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. 2021 May 3;99(5):skab043. doi: 10.1093/jas/skab043

Table 1.

Behavioral categories and definitions (Bolhuis et al., 2005)

Behavior Definition
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