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. 2019 Jan 10;5:330. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2018.00330

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Measured values (m²) of floor area physically covered in various body positions (A-LL; see Tables 1, 2) in comparison with values calculated with allometric formulas by Petherick and Philips (2009) according to the body posture (a = 0.019 W^0.66 m² (a = covered area, W = live weight (kg) for “standing” and “lying on sternum/belly with legs folded beneath the body” according to position A-LBC; a = 0.025 W^0.66 m² for “semirecumbent lying” according to LCL; a = 0.047 W^0.66 m²for “fully recumbent lying” according to LL) and the mean live weight of each body position group, ^***p < 0.001.