Table 10.
Mean (± SE) of behavioral variables of piglets when subjected to a 5-min Human Approach Test
| Variable | Control n = 27 piglets |
Medium n = 32 piglets |
High n = 36 piglets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Latency to cross Isolation Line, s | 33.81 ± 8.60 | 31.71 ± 7.19 | 27.86 ± 5.50 |
| Latency to cross Approach Line, s | 37.00 ± 6.62 | 42.43 ± 7.92 | 33.80 ± 6.07 |
| Latency to physically contact human, s | 45.56 ± 6.46 | 41.89 ± 6.01 | 38.18 ± 4.57 |
| Contacts, # | 4.96 ± 0.48 | 4.75 ± 0.52 | 5.03 ± 0.44 |
| Duration in contact, s | 9.69 ± 1.09 | 10.33 ± 1.28 | 12.50 ± 1.38 |
| Latency to contact after human movement, s | 28.27 ± 6.31 | 35.68 ± 8.52 | 23.26 ± 3.27 |
| Duration of contact after human movement, s | 12.85 ± 3.50 | 11.91 ± 3.16 | 11.00 ± 2.47 |