The effect of space allowance on performance, aggression and immune competence of growing pigs housed on straw deep-litter at different group sizes

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The accumulation of skin lesions and their use as a predictor of individual aggressiveness in pigs (2006, methodology): “…assessing aggressiveness of a large number of pigs and has been used commonly when investigating the development of aggression over several days or weeks or when using large social group sizes (e.g. Francis et al., 1996; Erhard et al., 1997; Spoolder et al., 1999; Turner et al., 1999, 2000, 2002).”
Resting pattern and social interactions in goats—The impact of size and organisation of lying space (2007, result): “This is in contrast to several studies in pigs and cattle, showing an increase in the aggression level when the available space is being reduced (pigs: Weng et al., 1998; Turner et al., 2000, cattle: Zeeb et al., 1988; Fisher et al., 1997; Fregonesi and Leaver, 2002).”