Table 3.
Results (ρ) of the Spearman’s rank correlation analysis comparing posture (Standing), position in the pen (Front) and behaviors recorded with continuous sampling and instantaneous sampling at different intervals [30 s, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 10 min] on total time (not correcting for out of sight).
| Continuous sampling | Standing | Front | Grooming | Nudging | Nursing | Moving away or displacing | Eating | Placenta ingestion | Self-grooming | Resting | Vocalization | Exploration and interaction with pen fixtures | Sniffing thelitter | Looking out of the pen | Not visible | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Instantaneous sampling | 30 s | 0.97*** | 0.99*** | 0.99*** | 0.74*** | 1.00*** | 0.72*** | 0.96*** | 0.84*** | 0.86*** | 0.99*** | 0.70*** | 0.79*** | 0.92*** | 0.77 ** | 0.97*** |
| 1 min | 0.97*** | 0.99*** | 0.99*** | 0.54*** | – | 0.72*** | 0.89*** | 0.84*** | 0.72*** | 0.99*** | 0.39* | 0.61*** | 0.86*** | 0.66*** | 0.93*** | |
| 2 min | 0.94*** | 0.99*** | 0.98*** | 0.54*** | – | – | 0.83*** | 0.71*** | 0.57*** | 0.84*** | 0.39* | 0.44** | 0.80*** | 0.66*** | 0.88*** | |
| 3 min | 0.91*** | 0.99*** | 0.92*** | – | – | – | 0.76*** | 0.77*** | 0.43** | 0.69*** | 0.18 | 0.53** | 0.64*** | 0.66*** | 0.90*** | |
| 4 min | 0.91*** | 0.98*** | 0.92*** | 0.37* | – | – | 0.68*** | 0.71*** | 0.50*** | 0.69*** | 0.18 | 0.44** | 0.70*** | 0.66*** | 0.84*** | |
| 5 min | 0.90*** | 0.98*** | 0.94*** | 0.54*** | – | – | 0.62*** | 0.51*** | 0.47** | 0.77*** | – | – | 0.68*** | – | 0.81*** | |
| 10 min | 0.80*** | 0.95*** | 0.84*** | 0.39* | – | – | 0.62*** | 0.40** | 0.27 | 0.41** | – | – | 0.55*** | – | 0.72*** |
*p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001; − not applicable.