Table 3.
The behaviour of dogs (n = 60) exposed to Lavender, Music, DAP or a Control treatment during the post-treatment period.
| Behaviour | Lavender | Music | DAP | Control | SED | F-Value | p-Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Activity | |||||||
| Lie down total, % of time | 52.6 | 58.5 | 57.4 | 44.5 | 4.29 | 2.79 | 0.05 |
| Lie down-head down, % of time | 42.2 | 45.3 | 42.3 | 35.7 | 4.35 | 1.98 | 0.13 |
| Lie down-head up, √ % of time | 2.97 | 3.19 | 3.46 | 2.66 | 0.411 | 1.01 | 0.40 |
| % of time | 8.84 | 10.2 | 11.9 | 7.05 | |||
| Stand, % of time | 32.2 | 30.2 | 30.6 | 38.2 | 3.47 | 1.84 | 0.16 |
| Walk, √ % of time | 2.44 | 2.37 | 2.35 | 2.83 | 0.198 | 1.00 | 0.40 |
| % of time | 5.94 | 5.62 | 5.53 | 8.00 | |||
| Standing exit door, √ % of time | 1.08 | 0.74 | 0.71 | 1.61 | 0.206 | 2.42 | 0.08 |
| % of time | 1.16 | 0.55 | 0.51 | 2.60 | |||
| Sit, √ % of time | 1.63 | 0.83 | 1.38 | 1.18 | 0.334 | 1.12 | 0.35 |
| % of time | 2.67 | 0.68 | 1.92 | 1.40 | |||
| Vocalisation | |||||||
| Vocalisation, √ % of time | 1.52 b | 1.56 a,b | 1.40 b | 2.49 a | 0.312 | 3.89 | 0.02 |
| % of time | 2.32 | 2.45 | 1.96 | 6.21 | |||
| Other behaviours | |||||||
| Body shake, events per hour1 | 1.25 | 0.96 | 1.25 | 1.52 | 0.549 | 0.33 | 0.80 |
| Body scratch, √ % of time 1 | 0.12 | 0.11 | 0.27 | 0.14 | 0.088 | 1.53 | 0.22 |
| % of time 1 | 0.014 | 0.011 | 0.075 | 0.019 | |||
| Sniff ground, √ % of time 1 | 0.32 a,b | 0.16 b | 0.63 a | 0.50 a,b | 0.142 | 4.01 | 0.01 |
| % of time 1 | 0.10 | 0.025 | 0.39 | 0.25 | |||
| Groom, √ % of time 1 | 0.80 | 0.51 | 0.80 | 0.51 | 0.162 | 2.08 | 0.12 |
| % of time 1 | 0.64 | 0.26 | 0.63 | 0.26 | |||
| Drink, √ % of time | 0.42 a,b | 0.34 b | 0.50 a,b | 0.57 a | 0.163 | 2.86 | 0.05 |
| % of time | 0.18 | 0.12 | 0.25 | 0.32 | |||
| Pant, √ % of time 1 | 0.82 b | 0.91 a,b | 1.31 a,b | 2.14 a | 0.477 | 3.13 | 0.04 |
| % of time 1 | 0.68 | 0.84 | 1.71 | 4.58 | |||
| Yawn, √ events per hour 1 | 0.48 | 0.34 | 0.61 | 0.38 | 0.235 | 0.54 | 0.66 |
| Events per hour 1 | 0.23 | 0.11 | 0.38 | 0.14 | |||
| Excretion √ % of time 1 | 0.21 | 0.25 | 0.27 | 0.27 | 0.098 | 0.16 | 0.92 |
| % of time 1 | 0.045 | 0.063 | 0.074 | 0.074 | |||
| Tail position and movement | |||||||
| Tail low, % of time | 61.4 | 64.7 | 59.4 | 67.1 | 4.01 | 0.75 | 0.53 |
| Tail medium/high, √ % of time | 3.79 | 3.60 | 3.99 | 4.07 | 0.389 | 0.13 | 0.94 |
| % of time | 14.4 | 13.0 | 15.9 | 16.5 | |||
| Tail movement, √ % of time | 2.54 | 2.09 | 2.32 | 2.97 | 0.359 | 1.65 | 0.19 |
| % of time | 6.44 | 4.36 | 5.38 | 8.81 | |||
| Tail still % of time | 86.7 | 86.5 | 86.5 | 85.9 | 3.46 | 0.03 | 0.99 |
| Location in kennel | |||||||
| Front, √ % of time | 4.61 | 4.77 | 4.05 | 4.49 | 0.432 | 0.84 | 0.48 |
| % of time | 21.3 | 22.8 | 16.4 | 20.1 | |||
| Back, √ % of time | 4.72 | 5.02 | 5.07 | 4.84 | 0.463 | 0.18 | 0.91 |
| % of time | 22.2 | 25.2 | 25.8 | 23.4 | |||
| Crate, % of time | 38.1 | 32.0 | 40.5 | 35.0 | 5.70 | 0.56 | 0.65 |
| Middle, √ % of time | 1.12 | 1.74 | 1.41 | 1.53 | 0.426 | 0.99 | 0.41 |
| % of time | 1.25 | 3.02 | 1.99 | 2.34 | |||
1 Model without day; Means that do not share a superscript letter are significantly different (p < 0.05) by Tukey’s test.