Using facial skin temperature to assess pig emotions

A team of researchers in the Netherlands has embarked on a scientific journey to assess pig emotions using facial temperatures. The research is the starting point of a project at Wageningen University & Research (WUR). In a news release at the university’s website, the university explained how the overall aim is to automatically measure and integrate more measurable components to study emotions in pigs. This will also include heart rate variability, EEG measurements, tail posture and mo