ArticleAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI2021
Do Domestic Pigs Acquire a Positive Perception of Humans through Observational Social Learning?
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- The Open Field Test as a Tool for Behaviour Analysis in Pigs: Recommendations for Set-Up Standardization - A Systematic Review.European surgical research. Europaische chirurgische Forschung. Recherches chirurgicales europeennes · 2023Pooled it
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- Exploring the effect of play on heart rate variability as a measure of positive emotional states in pigs.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2025Article
- Captive-raised western ringtail possum (Pseudocheirus occidentalis) with a bold personality have higher survival rates when released into the wild.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Affective Implications of Human-Animal Relationship on Pig Welfare: Integrating Non-Linear Heart Rate Variability Measures.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2024Article
- Emulative learning of a two-step task in free-ranging domestic pigs.Animal cognition · 2023Article
- Behavioral Management as a Coping Strategy for Managing Stressors in Primates: The Influence of Temperament and Species.Biology · 2022Article
- The Effect of Demonstrator Social Rank on the Attentiveness and Motivation of Pigs to Positively Interact with Their Human Caretakers.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2021Article
- Positive Human Contact and Housing Systems Impact the Responses of Piglets to Various Stressors.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2021Article
- Effects of Positive Human Contact during Gestation on the Behaviour, Physiology and Reproductive Performance of Sows.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2021Article
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Abstract
Farm animals can perceive humans positively by observing another animal being positively handled. This study evaluated whether pigs acquire a positive perception of humans after observing either a high or low socially ranked conspecific receiving gentle handling. Seventy-five 21-week-old pigs were housed in 15 nursery pens (five pigs/pen) and randomly assigned to one of three pen treatments: Dominant Demonstrator Group (DDG), Subordinate Demonstrator Group (SDG) and Control Group (CG). Pigs from DDG and SDG observed a high and low socially ranked conspecific ("demonstrator"), respectively, while the demonstrator received gentle stroking and a sucrose solution for 10 min, twice a day for 5 weeks. Control group pigs received minimal human contact. Following treatment, the behavior and heart rate variability of non-demonstrator pigs were evaluated in response to a stockperson in an open-field test. Pigs from the DDG and SDG contacted the stockperson sooner (
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