Table 3. Descriptive and test statistics for behavioural, morphological, and physiological data for each Cage Type (single strain or mixed strain).
| Variable | Cage Type | Mean (95% CI) | Cage Type main effect statistics | p |
| Inactivity (% of scans) | Mixed | 8.7 (5.8–13.0) | F1,37 = 0.003 | 0.959 |
| Single | 8.8 (6.0–12.8) | |||
| Normal Activity (% of scans) | Mixed | 71.4 (65.8–76.5) | F1,39 = 2.74 | 0.106 |
| Single | 65.5 (60.5–70.4) | |||
| Stereotypy (% of scans) | Mixed | 10.5 (6.1–14.3) | F1,40 = 3.83 | 0.057 |
| Single | 15.9 (11.2–22.2) | |||
| Novel Object (s) | Mixed | 24.7 (17.3–35.3) | F1,42 = 0.062 | 0.805 |
| Single | 26.2 (19.1–35.7) | |||
| Sucrose Consumption (g) | Mixed | 0.084 (0.064–0.11) | F1,39 = 1.75 | 0.193 |
| Single | 0.066 (0.052–0.084) | |||
| Startle Response (N) | Mixed | 0.077 (0.053–0.11) | F1,32 = 0.38 | 0.541 |
| Single | 0.066 (0.047–0.092) | |||
| Body Weight (g) | Mixed | 21.7 (21.0–22.2) | F1,42 = 2.86 | 0.098 |
| Single | 22.3 (21.8–22.8) | |||
| Spleen Weight (g) | Mixed | 0.082 (0.078–0.085) | F1,42 = 0.25 | 0.617 |
| Single | 0.083 (0.080–0.086) | |||
| Blood Glucose (mmol/L) | Mixed | 8.1 (7.3–8.9) | F1,37 = 0.11 | 0.738 |
| Single | 7.9 (7.1–8.7) | |||
| FCM * (ng/0.05 g of faeces) | Mixed | 65.9 (53.3–81.5) | F1,30 = 0.20 | 0.662 |
| Single | 70.0 (58.0–84.5) |
*
Faecal Corticosterone Metabolites.