Leadership in pigs

Published: 25 March 2024| Version 1 | DOI: 10.17632/rbkmp45h6r.1
Contributors:
, Irene Camerlink,
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Description

Data on 366 pigs who participated in the Backtest (personality test) at 2 weeks of age and 3 times a Human Approach Test (novelty / fear test) at 6 weeks of age. From the Human Approach Test, leadership was determined based on the animal that was the first to touch the human.

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Institutions

Scotland's Rural College

Categories

Animal Behavior, Leadership, Pig, Animal Personality

Funding

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council

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