Table 3.
Latency from the start of the evening feeding until the first pause divided into three categories according to the duration of the feed intake pauses (mean ± SEM, in minutes) and frequency of pauses per each category for horses on straw and shavings (in %).
| Category | Short Pauses (1–10 Min) |
Medium Pauses (11–30 Min) |
Long Pauses (> 30 Min) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sample Size (Number of Horses) | 55 | 55 | 46 1 | |||
| Horses on straw | 48% 1 | 108 ± 53 | 37% 1 | 121 ± 71 | 15% 1 | 204 ± 67 |
| Horses on shavings | 54% 1 | 128 ± 48 | 29% 1 | 168 ± 79 | 17% 1 | 204 ± 86 |
1n = 9 horses that did not take long pauses were removed from the calculation of frequency of pauses per category (in %).