On the intra-laboratory replicability of results in animal cognition research, obtained in animals that were not exposed to, or unaffected by, experimental manipulations - Exemplified by spatial learning in pigs (Sus Scrofa Domesticus) across 12 holeboard studies
F. Josef van der Staay, Alexandra Antonides, Alexandra K Dwulit, Lisa B. Fijn, Elise T. Gieling, Charlotte G. E. Grimberg-Henrici, Ellen Meijer, Sanne Roelofs, J.C.M. Vernooij, Vivian L. Witjes, Saskia Stefanie Arndt
This paper examines within-laboratory replicability of spatial learning in pigs across 12 holeboard studies, finding robust and consistent results in spatial working memory and reference memory.
bioRxiv · Jul 2, 2026 · PreprintAnimal Behavior & Cognition