Table 3.

Four WQ^® principles divided in twelve WQ^® criteria, scores (mean (min-max)) for three groups (Groups 0, 1, and 2) and two seasons (W = winter and S = summer). Highlighted in bold are p-values that are p < 0.05.

WQ® Criteria	Group 0 (n = 14)		Group 1 (n = 10)		Group 2 (n = 8)		p-Value
	W Season	S Season	W Season	S Season	W Season	S Season	Group	Season	Group x Season
Good Feeding
1. Absence of prolonged hunger	67 (27–100)	68 (32–100)	70 (31–100)	64 (31–100)	71 (31–100)	53 (34–78)	0.767	0.200	0.422
2. Absence of prolonged thirst	47 (3–100)	48 (3–100)	62 (3–100)	12 (3–60)	62 (3–100)	30 (3–100)	0.662	0.001	0.014
Good Housing
3. Comfort around resting	34 (0–56)	29 (0–54)	40 (9–54)	54 (35–71)	36 (16–54)	64 (54–78)	0.007	<0.001	<0.001
4. Thermal comfort	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
5. ease of movement	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Good Health
6. Absence of injuries	59 (29–81)	58 (30–73)	64 (45–90)	66 (44–95)	71 (62–84)	81 (71–91)	0.003	0.126	0.097
7. Absence of disease	41 (25–65)	39 (25–57)	42 (25–50)	49 (33–86)	38 (22–65)	42 (20–86)	0.360	0.423	0.606
8. Absence of pain	46 (20–100)	66 (28–100)	74 (28–100)	85 (52–100)	71 (49–100)	81 (49–100)	0.034	0.001	0.436
Appropriate Behavior
9. Expression of social behaviors	70 (50–91)	72 (41–90)	72 (14–90)	68 (2–91)	69 (41–97)	88 (66–100)	0.507	0.085	0.037
10. Expression of other behavior	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
11. Good human–animal relationship	55 (37–86)	53 (28–74)	62 (33–88)	59 (34–89)	64 (32–84)	56 (30–90)	0.535	0.038	0.469
12. Positive emotional state	84 (69–95)	77 (44–96)	80 (58–97)	89 (70–97)	85 (77–96)	90 (85–94)	0.110	0.357	0.016

A value of 100 corresponds to the best and a value of 0 to the worst of all possible values, according to WQ^®.