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Table 2 Duration of eating in 24 h (minutes, mean ± sd, range in brackets) in 300 cows of three breeds

From: Evaluation of eating and rumination behaviour in 300 cows of three different breeds using a noseband pressure sensor

 

Groups

Breed

All cows (100 per breed)

Young cows, 2 to 4 years (50 per breed)

Old cows, 4.1 to 6 years (50 per breed)

Brown Swiss (n = 100)

282 ± 56a (226–338)

271 ± 54 (217–326)

293 ± 55 (237–348)

Holstein Friesian (n = 100)

256 ± 50 (206–307)

248 ± 47 (202–295)

264 ± 53 (211–318)

Swiss Fleckvieh (n = 100)

258 ± 51 (207–309)

239 ± 44 (195–283)

276 ± 51 (225–327)

All cows (n = 300)

265 ± 54 (211–319)

253 ± 50b (203–303)

278 ± 55 (223–332)

  1. aCompared with other breeds P < 0.01
  2. bCompared with old cows P < 0.01
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BMC Veterinary Research

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