Behavior Description
Active Walking, running, playing, or fighting
Lying Lying on belly with sternum in contact with floor or flat-out on side with shoulder in contact with floor
Lying – heat Lying (as defined above) under the heat lamp or on the heat mat
Lying – total Total time spent lying (lying plus lying – heat)
Sitting Body weight supported by hindquarters and forelegs
Sitting – heat Sitting (as defined above) under the heat lamp or on the heat mat
Sitting – total Total time spent sitting (sitting plus sitting – heat)
Standing Body weight supported by all 4 legs and pig remaining still
Standing – heat Standing (as defined above) under the heat lamp or on the heat mat
Standing – total Total time spent standing (standing plus standing – heat)
Nursing Teat in the mouth coupled with active and rhythmic suckling motion