Table 4.

Partial correlation coefficients (controlling for period, day, and paddock) between cow behaviour and variables relating to milk production and the cow, for cows fed pasture 2 or 7 times per day.

Cow Characteristic	2 Feeds Per Day			7 Feeds Per Day
	Feeding	Ruminating	Resting 1	Feeding	Ruminating	Resting 1
Age	−0.07	−0.09 *	0.18 **	−0.13 **	0.06	0.16 **
Start weight	−0.07	−0.10 *	0.19 **	−0.04	−0.05	0.20 **
Days in milk (day −1)	−0.08	−0.04	0.02	−0.03	−0.01	0.06
Milk yield (L/day)	0.08 *	0.22 **	−0.16 **	−0.06	0.14 **	−0.003
FPCM (kg/day) 2	0.31 **	−0.06	0.05	0.07	−0.03	0.18

* Significant at p ≤ 0.05, ** significant at p ≤ 0.01; ¹ y = √X transformed prior to analysis. ² FPCM = Fat and protein corrected milk.