Nest building and farrowing in sows: relation to the reaction pattern during stress, farrowing environment and experience

By K. Thodberg, K. Jensen, M. Herskin. 2002

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Original papers: Modelling and monitoring sows' activity types in farrowing house using acceleration data (2011, background): “Nest building behaviour was also found more elaborated and started sooner for sows housed in ’get-away-pens’, as compared to sows housed in crates (Thodberg et al., 2002).”
Nest-building behaviour in sows and consequences for pig husbandry (2009, background): “Sows in crates without nest materials have been reported to be less responsive to piglet screams one to three days postpartum (Thodberg et al., 2002a) and vocalise less to piglets on day 1 postpartum in comparison to sows in pens with nest materials (Cronin et al., 1996).”
A comparison of behaviour in test and in everyday life: evidence of three consistent boldness-related personality traits in dogs (2005, background): “Validation of personality traits against behavioural data from the home environment has also been done in farm animals (i.e. sheep: Syme, 1981; cattle: Schrader, 2002; pigs: Thodberg et al., 2002).”