Table 2 Significant correlations between measurements at different measuring times for all groups combined (* P < 0.05, ** P < 0.01)
From: Sucking and drinking behaviour in preweaned dairy calves in the first five weeks of life
Correlations coefficients | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Variable | Between week 1 and … | Between week 2 and … | Between week 3 and … | Between week 4 and … |
Body weight | W2: 0.96** W3: 0.91** W4: 0.92** W5: 0.89** | W3: 0.94** W4: 0.97** W5: 0.95** | W4: 0.96** W5: 0.94** | W5: 0.96** |
Amount of milk consumed/meal | W2: 0.76** W3: 0.64** W4: 0.65** | W3: 0.68** W4: 0.76** W5: 0.58* | W4: 0.88** W5: 0.58* | W5: 0.76** |
Duration of drinking/meal | W2: 0.62** | 3: 0.55* 4: 0.49* | 4: 0.75** 5: 0.67** | W5: 0.67** |
Drinking speed | W2: 0.66** W4: 0.51* | W3: 0.50* W4: 0.51* | W4: 0.82** W5: 0.61** | W5: 0.71** |
Sucks/min | W2: 0.60** W4: 0.54** | W3: 0.48* W4: 0.50* W5: 0.53** | W4: 0.76* W5: 0.61** | W5: 0.66** |
Sucks/L of milk | W2: 0.70** W3: 0.53* W4: 0.48* W5: 0.48* | W3: 0.61* | W4: 0.61** W5: 0.70** | W5: 0.73** |
Amount of milk ingested/suck | W2: 0.73** | W3: 0.65** | W4: 0.75** | W5: 0.77** |