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. 2019 Mar 25;97(5):2009–2014. doi: 10.1093/jas/skz100

Table 3.

Effects of parity and housing condition on PLR parameters (n = 48, mean ± SD)

Parameters Housing conditions First parity Third parity Fifth parity Mean
CON Confined 0.16 ± 0.04a 0.11 ± 0.05b 0.08 ± 0.05cy 0.12 ± 0.06y
Group housed 0.17 ± 0.04a 0.13 ± 0.05b 0.12 ± 0.05bx 0.14 ± 0.05x
Average 0.16 ± 0.04a 0.12 ± 0.05b 0.10 ± 0.05c
LAT, s Confined 0.36 ± 0.15c 0.48 ± 0.18b 0.65 ± 0.25ax 0.50 ± 0.23
Group housed 0.39 ± 0.11b 0.44 ± 0.17b 0.52 ± 0.23ay 0.45 ± 0.18
Average 0.38 ± 0.13c 0.46 ± 0.18b 0.59 ± 0.25a
ACV, m/s Confined 1.96 ± 0.73ay 1.68 ± 0.83a 1.24 ± 0.73by 1.62 ± 0.81y
Group housed 2.32 ± 0.77ax 1.79 ± 0.64b 1.61 ± 0.69bx 1.91 ± 0.76x
Average 2.14 ± 0.77a 1.73 ± 0.74b 1.42 ± 0.73c
MCV, m/s Confined 3.70 ± 0.99ay 3.34 ± 0.99a 2.50 ± 1.14by 3.20 ± 1.16y
Group housed 4.14 ± 0.99ax 3.47 ± 1.05b 3.31 ± 1.03bx 3.63 ± 1.09x
Average 3.92 ± 1.01a 3.41 ± 1.02b 2.90 ± 1.15c
ADV, m/s Confined 0.93 ± 0.93ax 0.71 ± 0.34ab 0.60 ± 0.50by 0.75 ± 0.65x
Group housed 0.74 ± 0.32y 0.67 ± 0.34 0.64 ± 0.24x 0.68 ± 0.30y
Average 0.83 ± 0.70 0.70 ± 0.33 0.62 ± 0.39
T75, s Confined 1.81 ± 0.90a 1.50 ± 0.84ab 1.29 ± 0.92b 1.53 ± 0.90
Group housed 1.50 ± 0.70 1.64 ± 0.81 1.47 ± 0.82 1.53 ± 0.78
Average 1.65 ± 0.81a 1.57 ± 0.83ab 1.38 ± 0.87b

Different superscripts, a, b and c, indicate a significant difference in row at P < 0.05.

Different superscripts, x and y, indicate a significant difference in column at P < 0.05.