Genetic analysis of the individual pig behaviour in backtests and human approach tests
The most recent development in pig production has focused increasingly on the well-being of the individual pig and animal-friendly housing conditions, i.e. the launch of the group housing of sows in the EU. In this regard, however, standard procedures which may be stressful to the animals and thus have an impact on their health and […]
Relationship between behavioural tests and agonistic interactions at different age levels in pigs
Fighting among pigs is a normal behavioural pattern to establish a stable rank order. Enhanced aggressive behaviour in pigs in groups lead to increasing stress and injuries especially in mixing situations used as a common procedure in modern pig production systems. In such systems, it is usually not possible to avoid re-housing with unacquainted conspecifics. […]