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Researchers decode pigs' well-being through oinks and grunts

Once developed, the new tool would allow farmers, who today can mostly only check the physical well-being of the animals, to monitor their mental health

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By: NewVision Reporter, Journalists @NewVision

European researchers have developed a way of decoding the feelings of pigs through their grunts, oinks and squeals in a project aimed at improving animal welfare.

Biologists studied over 7,000 recordings

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