From: Outside enclosure and additional enrichment for dairy goats – a preliminary study
IN | OUT1 | ENRICH1 | ENRICH2 | OUT2 | F | P | |
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In enclosure | 49.1 ± 12.7a | 47.2 ± 9.2a | 37.1 ± 11.2b | 38.4 ± 12.8b | 10.70 | <0.0001 | |
Resting | 59.2 ± 10.8a | 25.2 ± 10.0e | 30.7 ± 8.4d | 36.0 ± 6.5c | 43.8 ± 8.1b | 74.87 | <0.0001 |
Standing/Walking | 22.0 ± 2.3a | 51.0 ± 2.3c | 33.3 ± 1.6b | 31.2 ± 1.5b | 32.0 ± 25.0 b | 42.87 | <0.0001 |
Eating roughage or drinking (inside) | 12.5 ± 1.1a | 12.3 ± 1.2a | 10.0 ± 1.1a | 13.5 ± 1.2b | 14.0 ± 0.9b | 2.63 | < 0.05 |
Eating grass (in enclosure) | - | 1.8 ± 0.4a | 0.9 ± 0.2b | 0.0 ± 0.0c | 0.7 ± 0.2b | 9.71 | <0.0001 |
Exploring environment inside | 0.3 ± 0.2 | 0.1 ± 0.1 | 0.1 ± 0.1 | 0.2 ± 0.1 | 0.2 ± 0.1 | 0.63 | ns |
Exploring environment in enclosure | - | 6.4 ± 0.9a | 2.2 ± 0.3bc | 1.2 ± 0.3c | 3.3 ± 0.7b | 15.41 | <0.0001 |
Exploring or chewing branches | - | - | 20.3 ± 6.3 | 12.7 ± 6.5 | - | 32.54 | <0.0001 |
Social activity | 5.9 ± 1.4a | 3.3 ± 0.7b | 2.5 ± 0.6b | 5.3 ± 0.8a | 6.0 ± 1.0a | 4.05 | <0.01 |
Aggressive interactions (number per goat and 5 hour) | 11.2 ± 1.8 | 27.7 ± 8.4 | 23.8 ± 5.8 | 23.8 ± 4.3 | 34.8 ± 6.6 | 2.44 | <0.10 |
Playing (number per goat and 5 hour) | 0.0 ± 0.0b | 0.7 ± 0.2a | 0.9 ± 0.3a | 1.1 ± 0.4a | 0.8 ± 0.3a | 3.43 | <0.05 |