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Pig Journal Volume: 49
Publication date: June 2002

Refereed Section

"FOUR LEGS GOOD" - A REVIEW OF PIG BEHAVIOUR
by C.E. Allen, S.T. Bradley and R.P. Chilcott

Abstract
Pigs display a range of signs that are indicative of normal and abnormal behaviour. The study of normal behaviour is essential for being able to identify abnormal behaviour and its causative factors which can subsequently be avoided to promote good animal welfare in the laboratory or meat production facility. Quantifying abnormal behaviour also has application for the investigation of basic physiological responses, mechanisms or effects of therapeutic agents. The purpose of this paper is to provide a basic overview of normal and abnormal pig behaviour within the scientific and farming environments.

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