The use of social network analysis to describe the effect of immune activation on group dynamics in pigs

The immune system can influence social motivation with potentially dire consequences for group-housed production animals, such as pigs. The aim of this study was to test the effect of a controlled immune activation in group-housed pigs, through an injection with lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and an inter...

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Main Authors: C. Veit, S. Foister, A. Valros, C. Munsterhjelm, D.A. Sandercock, A.M. Janczak, B. Ranheim, J. Nordgreen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-09-01
Series:Animal
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731121001750