Social nosing behaviour in pigs using SNA
Published: 23 October 2025| Version 2 | DOI: 10.17632/txtj2khy35.2
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Dataset of social behaviour of pigs between 4 and 12 weeks of age, with a focus on social nosing, scored live and from video. Behaviours include amongst others nearest neighbour, nose-body contact, nose-head contact, snout-snout proximity, snout-snout contact, aggression, mounting, feeding synchronization, play. For each behaviour the initiator and recipient is noted to allow for Social Network Analysis.
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- Scotland's Rural CollegeEdinburgh, Edinburgh
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Animal Welfare, Social Behavior, Social Network Analysis, Pig