Table 3.

Behavioral observations evaluated during the interaction with the stockperson in each phase of the home-pen test.

Behavioral Observation	Description	Phase
Latency to first physical contact	Time (s) taken for the pig to make physical contact with any part of the stockperson’s body.	1,2
Time of physical contact	Time (%) pig stayed in physical contact with any part of the stockperson’s body, either touching or sniffing. The percentage of time was calculated as a function of the minutes elapsed for each phase.	1,2
Looking at the stockperson	Time (%) pig stood still looking at the stockperson, with its body and head oriented toward the stockperson without physically interacting with her. The percentage of time was calculated as a function of the minutes elapsed for each phase.	1,2
Frequency of contact	Number of times the pig physically contacted any part of body of the stockperson.	1,2
Frequency of climbing on the stockperson	Number of times the pig was observed climbing on the stockperson, with at least the front legs on the thighs.	2,3
Animals climbing on the stockperson	Number of animals that were observed climbing on the stockperson, with at least the front legs on the thighs.	2,3
Accepted strokes	Strokes (%) accepted by each pig based on the total attempts made by the stockperson. The percentage of strokes was calculated as a function of the total attempts made by the stockperson during Phase 3.	3
Attempts required until accepting the first stroke	Number of attempts made by the stockperson until the pig accepted the first stroke.	3

s = second; % = percentage.