Do pigs distinguish between situations of different emotional valences during anticipation?

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 131, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 86-93

  Imfeld Mueller, Sabrina ^a   Van Wezemael, Lea ^a   Stauffacher, Markus ^a   Gygax, Lorenz ^b   Hillmann, Edna ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b AGROSCOPE RECKENHOLZ TÄNIKON RESEARCH STATION ART   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Anticipation; Behaviour; Heart rate; Pigs; Positive and negative emotions; Vocalisation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL WELFARE; AVOIDANCE REACTION; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; LOCOMOTION; MAIZE; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; PIG; VOCALIZATION; WEANING;

ANIMALIA; SUIDAE; SUS SCROFA DOMESTICA;

EID: 79953688966     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2011.02.009     Document Type: Article

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