The effect of biting tails and having tails bitten in pigs

Tail-biting is a behavioral abnormality which compromises the welfare of pigs. The goal of this study was to characterize the tail-biting phenotype using behavior and measures of heart-rate (HR) and its variability (HRV) in pigs. Thirty pigs were categorized as tail-biters (n = 10), tail-bite victims (n = 10), and control pigs (n = 10) […]