The dataset presented comes from an experimental study on the behavioral responses of lambs exposed to olfactory stimuli in a positive context. The study involved 30 lambs aged 3 months and 30 lambs aged 4 months, Ile-de-France. The animals were categorized based on age and sex (see the Animal_Data_lamb file). They were born at the UEPAO (Unité Expérimentale de Physiologie Animale de l'Orfrasière, INRAE, Nouzilly; doi:10.15454/1.5573896321728955E12).

This individual behavioral test was conducted over a 5-minute period, during which each lamb was placed in an experimental setup containing a social resource (three companions) and a food resource, aiming to create a positive context. The lambs were exposed to various olfactory stimuli to study their behavioral responses, including water (control condition), wolf feces (repulsive), orange essential oil (attractive), and cadaverine (repulsive).

The dataset includes detailed behavioral measurements, such as the total time spent in the food zone (Food_Zone_TS), the number of eating occurrences (Eat_Total_Occ), the time spent in the social zone (Social_Zone_TS), and vocalizations (Voc_Occ), recorded during exposure to the different olfactory stimuli. Additional variables, such as food intake, were also measured to assess the behavioral responses of the ewes (see the Behavioral_Data files). The behaviors were analyzed using video recordings processed with BORIS software.