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. 2018 Jun 6;2(3):263–271. doi: 10.1093/tas/txy064

Table 2.

Total number of times hens maintained at a low, medium, and heavy bodyweight were observed displaying foraging and pecking behaviors, using an ethogram with observations taken every 30 s, over 1 h, daily for 2 wk

Hen weight Forage SEM P-value Peck SEM P-value
Low 4.8a 2.7 0.011 184.0a 6.6 <0.001***
Medium 23.6b 2.8 0.007 137.7b 6.8 0.156
High 13.4c 3.1 0.011 132.8b 7.5 <0.001***

Values are means ± SEM, n = 36. Means in a column with superscripts differ, P < 0.05