Table 1 The ethogram used in the behavioural analysis of representative pigs in herds with respiratory disease outbreaks
From: Effect of oral KETOPROFEN treatment in acute respiratory disease outbreaks in finishing pigs
BEHAVIOUR | DEFINITION |
|---|---|
Posture | |
Walk | Moving all 4 legs. |
Stand | Standing on 4 legs motionless. |
Sit | Hindquarters touching floor. |
Lie lateral | Lying on either side. |
Lie sternal | Lying on the belly. |
Lie alone | Lying on side or belly, without contact to other pigs. |
Activity | |
Active | Head up, alert while lying, sitting or standing (if cannot be identified as nosing, eating or drinking). |
Eat | Head in the trough |
Drink | Snout in contact with water nipple. |
Nosing | Touching pen mate or pen structures with snout |
Passive | Standing, sitting or lying motionless, head down, not alert. |
Other | Invisible or none of the above. |