Table 2.
Mean percentage of 15-min sample points (from 08:15–18:15 h over the two days of observation) in which sheep displayed individual postures or behaviours. Standard errors of the mean are presented in parentheses.
| All Day | Afternoon | Morning | |
|---|---|---|---|
| (08:15–18:15 h) | (12:00–18:15 h) | (08:15–11:45 h) | |
| Postures | |||
| Standing | 64.0 (1.2) | 54.4 (1.5) | 81.2 (1.8) |
| Lying | 30.0 (1.0) | 45.6 (1.5) | 2.5 (0.5) |
| Mobile | 6.3 (0.7) | 0.6 (0.1) | 16.3 (1.9) |
| Behaviours | |||
| Indistinguishable | 0.9 (0.1) | 0.4 (0.1) | 1.9 (0.3) |
| Idle | 62.4 (1.3) | 70.8 (1.6) | 48.0 (1.9) |
| Feeding | 16.6 (0.6) | 9.4 (0.8) | 29.4 (0.6) |
| Drink | 1.3 (0.2) | 1.8 (0.4) | 0.6 (0.1) |
| Walking | 1.0 (0.1) | 0.4 (0.1) | 2.2 (0.3) |
| Pacing | 5.2 (0.7) | 0.2 (0.1) | 13.9 (1.9) |
| Chewing pen fixtures | 9.7 (1.0) | 12.7 (1.3) | 3.7 (0.8) |
| Nosing pen fixtures | 3.5 (0.3) | 4.3 (0.4) | 2.1 (0.3) |
| Head butt pen fixtures | 0.4 (0.1) | 0.4 (0.1) | 0.3 (0.1) |
| Pawing | 0.1 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.2 (0.1) |
| Rearing | 0.1 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.1 (0.1) |