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The development of eliminative behaviour in piglets was followed by watching piglets from the day of birth through to 5 weeks of age. Two different environments were used to establish the role of the sow. Six-day old piglets consistently voided outside their lying area. The sow played no part in influencing where a piglet eliminated. Siblings also did not influence anonther piglet. When the lying area of the piglets was experimentally fouled, the lying behaviour of the piglets was disrupted. It was concluded that piglets dislike some property of soiled bedding and so avoid soiling their lying area. The concusion that piglets avoid eliminatng in their lying area is contrasted with sugestions that piglets have a preferred elimination site.

Age. --- Area. --- Bedding. --- Behavior. --- Behaviour. --- Birth. --- Development. --- Elimination. --- Eliminative behaviour. --- Environment. --- Environments. --- Lying. --- Old. --- Pig. --- Piglets. --- Sow.