The growing concern for animal welfare on farms stimulates research.
Scientists have been interested for ten years in the social and emotional behavior of pigs, to better adapt their living conditions.
And they discover intelligent, sociable and very curious animals.
To discover
OUR FILE - Tobacco: how to get out of it?
In a study published on November 8 (
Animal cognition
), Italian researchers from the University of Turin describe how these mammals interact after a fight to restore social peace in the group.
After a conflict,
"pigs implement strategies of non-random contact between victim and aggressor, sometimes initiated by a third party, which suggests that they have high socio-emotional regulation skills"
, conclude the authors. authors of the study, who observed the habits of a group of pigs (
Sus scrofa
) living in semi-freedom on a farm in the Italian village of Cavagnolo.
The purpose of these long-studied post-conflict interactions…
This article is for subscribers only.
You have 76% left to discover.
Black-Friday
-70% on digital subscription
I ENJOY IT
Already subscribed?
Login
/cloudfront-eu-central-1.images.arcpublishing.com/prisa/U2KSL34UTV4DROZKNOFSLSXMGU.jpg)
/cloudfront-eu-central-1.images.arcpublishing.com/prisa/LK4BWLOG5F4TALNACDXUI4NVI4.jpg)
