Individual variation and consistency in piglet behaviour
Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
Standard
Individual variation and consistency in piglet behaviour. / Jensen, Per; Forkman, Björn; Thodberg, Karen; Köster, Elisabeth.
In: Applied Animal Behaviour Science, Vol. 45, No. 1-2, 10.1995, p. 43-52.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
Harvard
APA
Vancouver
Author
Bibtex
}
RIS
TY - JOUR
T1 - Individual variation and consistency in piglet behaviour
AU - Jensen, Per
AU - Forkman, Björn
AU - Thodberg, Karen
AU - Köster, Elisabeth
N1 - Funding Information: We thank Uddetorp farm school for providing us with animals and experimental facilities. The study was supported by a grant from the Swedish Council for Forestry and Agricultural Research.
PY - 1995/10
Y1 - 1995/10
N2 - In order to investigate consistency in individual variations in piglet behaviour, the undisturbed behaviour of 42 piglets from 13 litters was recorded in their home pens at three different times: (1) during 60 min post-partum; (2) during 16 min following three sucklings when the piglets were 16-24 h old; (3) the same as (2), when the piglets were 3 weeks old. In addition, the same piglets were exposed to a 30 min open-field test in a separate test arena at the age of 3 weeks. Twenty-seven of the same piglets were subjected to three identical social challenge tests at the age of 5 weeks. Twelve other female piglets from three litters were exposed to three identical open-field tests. There was no measurable consistency in the undisturbed behaviour of the piglets between different ages, and no correlation between the undisturbed behaviour and the reactions in the open-field test or the social challenge test. Some behaviour was consistent between different open-field tests. In conclusion, our data do not indicate the existence of consistent individual behavioural strategies in pigs similar to the coping strategies of mice and rats.
AB - In order to investigate consistency in individual variations in piglet behaviour, the undisturbed behaviour of 42 piglets from 13 litters was recorded in their home pens at three different times: (1) during 60 min post-partum; (2) during 16 min following three sucklings when the piglets were 16-24 h old; (3) the same as (2), when the piglets were 3 weeks old. In addition, the same piglets were exposed to a 30 min open-field test in a separate test arena at the age of 3 weeks. Twenty-seven of the same piglets were subjected to three identical social challenge tests at the age of 5 weeks. Twelve other female piglets from three litters were exposed to three identical open-field tests. There was no measurable consistency in the undisturbed behaviour of the piglets between different ages, and no correlation between the undisturbed behaviour and the reactions in the open-field test or the social challenge test. Some behaviour was consistent between different open-field tests. In conclusion, our data do not indicate the existence of consistent individual behavioural strategies in pigs similar to the coping strategies of mice and rats.
KW - Aggression
KW - Coping
KW - Open-field
KW - Pigs
KW - Strategy
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0001968860&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/0168-1591(95)00591-F
DO - 10.1016/0168-1591(95)00591-F
M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:0001968860
VL - 45
SP - 43
EP - 52
JO - Applied Animal Behaviour Science
JF - Applied Animal Behaviour Science
SN - 0168-1591
IS - 1-2
ER -
ID: 338347256