Application of Principal Component Analysis of Sows' Behavioral Indicators of the Welfare Quality® Protocol to Determine Main Components of Behavior

Application of Principal Component Analysis of Sows' Behavioral Indicators of the Welfare Quality® Protocol to Determine Main Components of Behavior

Understanding behavior is important in terms of welfare assessments to be able to evaluate possible changes in behavior among different husbandry systems. The present study applied principal component analysis (PCA) to reveal relationships between behavioral indicators to identify the main component...

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Main Authors: Lena Friedrich, Joachim Krieter, Nicole Kemper, Irena Czycholl
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Animal Science
Subjects:
animal welfare
pigs
principal component analysis
aggregation
feasibility
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fanim.2021.728608/full

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