Abstract
The aim of the study was to determine the behavioural response of weaners to feeders of different colours. Eighteen weaners, crosses of Polish Landrace x Polish Large White, were observed. The pigs received compound feed in blue, red or yellow feeders, ad libitum. The behaviour of the pigs was observed using an industrial surveillance camera and recorded in a time-lapse system. The number of visits to each feeder, the time spent at the feeder and the amount of feed eaten were noted. The piglets spent the most time at the blue feeder (on average 41 minutes per day) and the least time at the yellow feeder (28 minutes). These preferences were similar in individuals of both sexes.
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