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Table 5 Number of regurgitated cuds in 24 h (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)

522 ± 75a (448–597)

543 ± 70 (473–612)

502 ± 74 (428–757)

Holstein Friesian (n = 100)

589 ± 81a (508–669)

591 ± 87 (503–678)

587 ± 73 (513–660)

Red Holstein (n = 100)

624 ± 96a (528–720)

635 ± 84 (551–720)

623 ± 70 (553–693)

All cows (n = 300)

578 ± 94 (484–672)

586 ± 99 (487–685)

570 ± 88 (482–658)

  1. aDifference among all breeds P < 0.01
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