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Behavioral Experiment, Short-Term Effects Of Straw And Dispensers

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This animal behavioral experiment was conducted to observe clear, short-term effects of straw and the straw applications on pigs that were raised and housed in pens. The researchers’ hypothesis was that both the straw and the straw dispensers would have an observed and clear effect on the attractiveness of the dispensers to selected pigs.
The study consisted of a total of 96 pigs in groups of 6 a week and four different types of straw dispensers. For the first two weeks all four of the straw dispensers were presented (one per a pen) afterwards a single type of dispenser was presented each week. The observational method was used to conduct this experiment. They used cameras to observe the individual pigs during week one and two when all four

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