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The effects of gestation on behaviour, heart rate and heart rate variability of gilts

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2017

R.M. Forde  and
J.N. Marchant
R.M. Forde
Affiliation:
Animal Behaviour, Cognition and Welfare Group, School of Agriculture, De Montfort University, Caythorpe, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG32 3EP, U.K.
J.N. Marchant
Affiliation:
Animal Behaviour, Cognition and Welfare Group, School of Agriculture, De Montfort University, Caythorpe, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG32 3EP, U.K.
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In recent years, there has been increased interest in the development of non-invasive methods to assess the welfare status of an animal. The objectives of this study were to determine the suitability of using heart rate variability analysis as a measure of autonomic activity in pigs during various behaviours and to determine whether these measures were influenced by stage of gestation.

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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 2001 , 2001 , pp. 47
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 2001

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