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Table 4 Modelled insect defense (mean number of activity per 5 min, ±SEM), tail swishing, and standing (probability of activity in %, ±SEM) when horses were observed inside shelter A, B, and outside

From: 24-h sheltering behaviour of individually kept horses during Swedish summer weather

Behaviour

Shelter A

Shelter B

Outside

Den DF

F-value

P-value

DefenseA

0.04 ± 0.03a

0.11 ± 0.04ab

0.20 ± 0.06b

573

3.62

0.027

Tail swishB

6.6 ± 5.4a

16.6 ± 9.2ab

23.0 ± 10.8b

558

2.65

0.072

StandB

80.0 ± 12.2a

96.9 ± 1.7b

50.8 ± 8.0a

558

22.1

<0.001

  1. a, bBetween columns, numbers without a common superscript differ significantly (P < 0.05).
  2. A, BResults were obtained from two separate models.