Social Network Analysis of Agonistic Behaviour and Its Association with Economically Important Traits in Pigs

Social Network Analysis of Agonistic Behaviour and Its Association with Economically Important Traits in Pigs

Aggression behaviour has several negative consequences on the performance and welfare of pigs. Here, the Social Network Analysis (SNA) approach was employed to (1) identify individual traits that describe the role of each animal in the aggression; (2) investigate the association of these traits with...

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Main Authors: Saif Agha, Emma Fàbrega, Raquel Quintanilla, Juan Pablo Sánchez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-11-01
Series:Animals
Subjects:
welfare
aggressiveness
network centrality
network comparison
feeding behaviour
growth
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/10/11/2123

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