Can we predict behaviour in pigs?: Searching for consistency in behaviour over time and across situations

Individual differences in animal behaviour could elucidate the differences in stress coping style, which have consequences for production, health and welfare. Therefore, individual behavioural differences in pigs and consistency of responses in different test situations were studied. If differences...

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Published in:Applied animal behaviour science 2002-02, Vol.75 (4), p.293-305
Main Authors: Kooij, E.v.Erp-v.d., Kuijpers, A.H., Schrama, J.W., van Eerdenburg, F.J.C.M., Schouten, W.G.P., Tielen, M.J.M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adaptatiefysiologie
Adaptation Physiology
Backtest
Coping
Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Engineering
Instituut voor Mechanisatie, Arbeid en Gebouwen
Intra- and inter-test consistency
Leerstoelgroep Adaptatiefysiologie
Pig personality
WIAS
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Summary:Individual differences in animal behaviour could elucidate the differences in stress coping style, which have consequences for production, health and welfare. Therefore, individual behavioural differences in pigs and consistency of responses in different test situations were studied. If differences in behaviour reflect coping characteristics, then behaviour in one situation should predict behavioural reactions in other situations and at other times. In this study, a backtest was performed on 315 Great Yorkshire ∗ Dutch Landrace piglets at 3, 10 and 17 days of age. On day 3, groups of approximately 10 piglets per sow were formed, based on escape behaviour in the first backtest (backtest score): high resisting (HR, all scores >3), low resisting (LR, all scores
ISSN:0168-1591
1872-9045
DOI:10.1016/S0168-1591(01)00203-9