Social learning of feeding behaviour in pigs: Effects of neophobia and familiarity with the demonstrator conspecific

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 148, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 120-127

  Figueroa, Jaime ^a   Solà Oriol, David ^a   Manteca, Xavier ^a   Pérez, José Francisco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Familiarity; Feeding behaviour; Neophobia; Pigs; Social learning

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CONSPECIFIC; DIET; FAMILIARITY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; LEARNING; PIG; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALIA; SUIDAE;

EID: 84884351664     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2013.06.002     Document Type: Article

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