The social behaviour of pigs.

By H. Gonyou. 2001

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Assessment of animal welfare through behavioural parameters in Iberian pigs in intensive and extensive conditions (2011, background): “Besides the fact that high stocking densities cause dominance hierarchy to be less successful in controlling aggressions within a group, a limited space allowance impedes an animal to signal submission by fleeing when a fight occurs (Gonyou, 2001).”
Coping personality type and environmental enrichment affect aggression at weaning in pigs (2011, background): “Yet in modern pig management, groups with uniform weight are preferred (Gonyou, 2001), thereby increasing the number of fights with undecided outcome and delaying the formation of a stable social structure.”
The Natural Behaviour of the Pig (2009, background): “Adult sows are dominant to sub-adults and juveniles in the group, although dominance hierarchies also exist within these demographic classes (Gonyou, 2001).”
Individual coping characteristics, aggressiveness and fighting strategies in pigs (2005, background): “However, because pig farmers mostly prefer uniform groups (Gonyou 2001), variation in size or weight of regrouped pigs is often small, which complicates the establishment of dominance relationships.”
Effect of noise on performance, stress, and behaviour of animals. (2014, background): “Auditory stimuli are used by pigs as a means of communication in all social activities (Gonyou, 2001).”