Environmental enrichment induces optimistic cognitive biases in pigs

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 139, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 65-73

  Douglas, Catherine ^a   Bateson, Melissa ^a   Walsh, Clare ^a   Bédué, Anaïs ^b   Edwards, Sandra A ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ENITA de Clermont Ferrand   (France)

Author keywords

Affective state; Cognitive bias; Emotion; Environmental enrichment; Housing; Pig welfare

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL WELFARE; AUDITORY CUE; HOUSING MANAGEMENT; LIVESTOCK FARMING; OPTIMIZATION; PIG; PSYCHOLOGY; SPATIAL COGNITION;

ANIMALIA; SUIDAE;

EID: 84861572757     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2012.02.018     Document Type: Article

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