Environment and Behavior 1: Recent Advances in Assessment and Management of Heat Stress in Domestic Animals: Assessing Swine Thermal Comfort by Image Analysis Of Postural Behaviors

摘要

Postural behavior is an integral response of animals to complex environmental factors. Huddling, nearly contacting one another on the side, And spreading are common postural behaviors of Group-housed animals undergoing cold, comfortable, And warm/hot sensations, respectively. These postural Patterns have been routinely used by animal caretak- Ers to assess thermal comfort of the animals and to Make according adjustment on the environmental Settings or management schemes.