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backtest

Responses to novel situations of female and castrated male pigs with divergent social breeding values and different backtest classifications in barren and straw-enriched housing

Authors 
I Reimert, TB Rodenburg, WW Ursinus, B Kemp, JE Bolhuis
2014
Publication/Journal 
Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords 
backtest, enrichment, gender differences, novelty, pigs, social breeding values

Genetic analysis of the individual pig behaviour in backtests and human approach tests

Authors 
K Scheffler, E Stamer, I Traulsen, J Krieter
2014
Publication/Journal 
Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords 
pig, behaviour, heritability, backtest, human approach test

Relationship between behavioural tests and agonistic interactions at different age levels in pigs

Authors 
K Scheffler, E Stamer, I Traulsen, J Krieter
2016
Publication/Journal 
Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords 
pig, behaviour, backtest, human approach test, aggression

The backtest in pigs revisited—Inter-situational behaviour and animal classification

Authors 
M Zebunke, G Nürnberg, N Melzer, B Puppe
2017
Publication/Journal 
Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords 
backtest, coping, personality, pigs, classification, behaviour tests
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