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The effect of demonstrator social rank on the attentiveness and motivation of pigs to positively interact with their human caretakers
(MDPI, 2021)
In this study, we addressed the social attentiveness, as well as the phenomenon of social
facilitation and inhibition in the context of a positive human–pig relationship. Specifically, we investigated
whether the social ...
Do Domestic Pigs Acquire a Positive Perception of Humans through Observational Social Learning?
(MDPI, 2021)
The human-animal relationship is an important component of farm animal
welfare. Previous studies have shown that allowing animals to observe the gentle handling of a
conspecific reduces fear and increases their affinity ...
The Effect of Demonstrator Social Rank on the Attentiveness and Motivation of Pigs to Positively Interact with Their Human Caretakers
(MDPI, 2021)
Simple Summary Motivation to express a socially learned behavior can be inhibited or facilitated by the presence of socially dominant individuals, who often attract greater attention from their conspecifics. This study ...
Spatial relationship between Taenia solium tapeworm carriers and necropsy cyst burden in pigs
(Public Library of Science, 2017)
BACKGROUND: Taenia solium, a parasite that affects humans and pigs, is the leading cause of preventable epilepsy in the developing world. Geographic hotspots of pigs testing positive for serologic markers of T. solium ...
Application of the Welfare Quality® protocol in pig slaughterhouses of five countries
(2016-11-01)
The objective of the present study is to assess the variability of the measures used in the welfare quality (WQ) protocol for pigs among slaughterhouses in five different countries and to propose alarm and critical thresholds ...
Correlation between Different Helicobacter Morphotypes and Histological Changes in Pig Gastric Mucosa
(Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, 2018)
Anatomical study of the pigs temporal bone by microdissection
(Sociedade Brasileira para o Desenvolvimento da Pesquisa em Cirurgia, 2014-01-01)
PURPOSE:Initial study of the pig`s temporal bone anatomy in order to enable a new experimental model in ear surgery.METHODS: Dissection of five temporal bones of Sus scrofa pigs obtained from UNIFESP - Surgical Skills ...
Anatomical study of the pigs temporal bone by microdissection
(Sociedade Brasileira para o Desenvolvimento da Pesquisa em Cirurgia, 2014-01-01)
PURPOSE:Initial study of the pig`s temporal bone anatomy in order to enable a new experimental model in ear surgery.METHODS:Dissection of five temporal bones of Sus scrofa pigs obtained from UNIFESP - Surgical Skills ...