Nosing Around: Play in Pigs

The predominant method of measuring welfare in swine focuses on overt physical ailments, such as skin lesions, lameness, and body condition. An alternative metric for assessing welfare in swine can be to measure the frequency and duration of positive behavioral states, such as play. Given that play...

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Main Author: Kristina Horback
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Animal Behavior and Cognition 2014-05-01
Series:Animal Behavior and Cognition
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Online Access:http://www.animalbehaviorandcognition.org/uploads/journals/2/08.Horback_Final.pdf