Quantitative and qualitative aspects of standing-up behavior and the prevalence of osteochondrosis in Warmblood foals on different farms: could there be a link?

Table 2 Model parameters (univariate) affecting the group of 48 foals for the farms listed in order of sliding ratio, with Farm 1 showing the lowest sliding ratio (0%) and Farm 5 showing the highest sliding ratio (50%) The farms (n = 5) are listed 1–5 (detailed information provided in Table 3)

Parameter	Subcategory of OC	Estimate/LSM	P
Intercept		+0.07	<0.001*
Farm			<0.001*
	1	−0.16	0.099
	2	+0.38	<0.001*
	3	+0.27	0.003*
	4	+0.35	<0.001*
	5	+0.41	<0.001*
OC at 12 months		−0.03	0.018*
Specific reason for standing-up versus no reason		−0.41	0.005*

Least squares means are presented at the farm level; standard deviation varied from 0.05–0.1 (*P < 0.05). The most frequent reason for standing up was the approach of another foal; OC = osteochondrosis; LSM = least squares mean

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