In a news release at the website of Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC), social competence is described as covering the range of decisions an animal makes in different social situations – such as whether to fight or flee or play or not. Traditionally, the effects of these social decisions have been studied in isolation but in the real world they are likely to combine to influence the animal’s welfare.
The study will use the idea of social competence, and whether it can be passed from one generation to another, to try to improve animal welfare.
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