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Table 3 Number of cuds per day and number of chewing cycles per cud and per day during rumination

From: Evaluation of eating and rumination behaviour in cows using a noseband pressure sensor

Variable

M

n

Mean

sd

Min.

Max.

Number of cuds per day

D

10

410.1

46.9

348

478

P

10

410.0

47.1

347

478

Number of chewing cycles per cud

D

10

60.0

2.7

43.3

69.1

P

10

60.3

2.6

44.3

69.4

Number of chewing cycles per day during rumination

D

10

24'669 *

4'833

15'057

31'770

 

P

10

24'751

4'789

15'369

31'893

  1. M Measuring technique, D Direct observation, P Pressure sensor technique.
  2. *Difference between measuring techniques, P < 0.05 (paired t-test).