Hierarchy Establishment in Growing Finishing Pigs: Impacts on Behavior, Growth Performance, and Physiological Parameters

Hierarchy Establishment in Growing Finishing Pigs: Impacts on Behavior, Growth Performance, and Physiological Parameters

In recent years, an increased number of studies have dealt with the analysis of social dominance related to animal behavior, physiology, and performance. This study aimed to investigate whether hierarchical ranking affects the coping style, non-social behavior during open field and novel object test...

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Main Authors: Angela Cristina da Fonseca de Oliveira, Saulo Henrique Webber, Yuliaxis Ramayo-Caldas, Antoni Dalmau, Leandro Batista Costa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-01-01
Series:Animals
Subjects:
agonistic contact
coping style
dominance sociomatrix
social ranking
swine
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/13/2/292

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