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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Animal Behavior and Cognition
2014-05-01
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Online Access: | http://www.animalbehaviorandcognition.org/uploads/journals/2/08.Horback_Final.pdf |