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Table 1 Occurrence of cubicle refusal in dairy herds. The four refusal categories were mutually exclusive so that a cow could only be included in one category. The figures calculated for each herd for all four categories combined are given as the "total".

From: Cubicle Refusal in Norwegian Dairy Herds

 

In all herds (N = 184)

In herds with cubicle refusal (N = 100)

Behaviour category

Mean

Range

S.D.

Mean

Range

S.D.

Consistent cubicle refusal with whole body

2%

0–28%

4

4%

0–28%

5.6

Occasional cubicle refusal with whole body

3%

0–26%

5

5%

0–26%

5.8

Consistent cubicle refusal with part of body

1%

0–20%

3

2%

0–20%

4.0

Occasional cubicle refusal with part of body

1%

0–22%

3

1%

0–22%

3.3

Total cubicle refusal in herd

6%

0–55%

9

12%

1–55%

8.9