Behaviour, heart rate, and heart rate variability in pigs exposed to novelty

ABSTRACT In the present study, we investigated behavioural responses and determined parameters of heart rate variability (HRV) to elucidate a relative activation of autonomic nervous system (ANS) during baseline (10 min) and in response to potentially stressful situations (10 min) in two pig breeds...

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Main Authors: Manja Zupan, Tore Framstad, Adroaldo José Zanella
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Zootecnia 2016-03-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-35982016000300121&lng=en&tlng=en