Effects of preferential social associations on pigs’ response to weaning
Farm animals can form preferential associations within their social group. Research has shown that the presence of familiar conspecifics can help to cope with stressful situations. Nonetheless, whether the strength of the relationship matters is largely unknown. Our aim was to investigate the influe...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2023-06-01
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| Series: | Animal |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731123001428 |