TY - JOUR
T1 - The history, implementation, and application of personality tests in livestock animals and their links to performance
AU - Woodrum Setser, Megan M.
AU - Neave, Heather W.
AU - Costa, Joao H.C.
PY - 2023/11
Y1 - 2023/11
N2 - Animal personality refers to consistent individual differences in behavior that are widely seen across the animal kingdom, but only recently has interest in animal personality of livestock species flourished. This review first establishes common terminology to better understand how personality testing methods originating in primates, great tits, and rodents have been adapted and applied for use in livestock species, specifically chickens, goats, sheep, pigs and cattle. This review outlines the most common personality tests utilized to measure personality traits for each highlighted livestock species, providing a brief historical background for the basis of these tests. The personality traits inferred from these tests are described in terms of their use for research and commercial purposes, and how personality traits are associated with animal performance. This review does not present an exhaustive review of the field, but rather serves to highlight the different personality traits that have been assessed in livestock using key research examples.
AB - Animal personality refers to consistent individual differences in behavior that are widely seen across the animal kingdom, but only recently has interest in animal personality of livestock species flourished. This review first establishes common terminology to better understand how personality testing methods originating in primates, great tits, and rodents have been adapted and applied for use in livestock species, specifically chickens, goats, sheep, pigs and cattle. This review outlines the most common personality tests utilized to measure personality traits for each highlighted livestock species, providing a brief historical background for the basis of these tests. The personality traits inferred from these tests are described in terms of their use for research and commercial purposes, and how personality traits are associated with animal performance. This review does not present an exhaustive review of the field, but rather serves to highlight the different personality traits that have been assessed in livestock using key research examples.
KW - Behavioral syndromes
KW - Coping style
KW - Individual differences
KW - Temperament
KW - Welfare
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85176107968
U2 - 10.1016/j.applanim.2023.106081
DO - 10.1016/j.applanim.2023.106081
M3 - Review
AN - SCOPUS:85176107968
SN - 0168-1591
VL - 268
JO - Applied Animal Behaviour Science
JF - Applied Animal Behaviour Science
M1 - 106081
ER -