Table 1.
The ρ values for Spearman's rank correlations between adjacent hen age periods for mean daily ranging hours, visits, and proportion of days spent outside for hens from three rearing enrichment treatments (control, novelty, structural).
Rearing treatment | |||
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Age (weeks) | Control | Novelty | Structural |
Ranging hoursa | |||
25–27 and 27–31 | ρ = 0.74 | ρ = 0.74 | ρ = 0.80 |
27–31 and 31–38 | ρ = 0.82 | ρ = 0.81 | ρ = 0.81 |
31–38 and 38–44 | ρ = 0.92 | ρ = 0.91 | ρ = 0.92 |
38–44 and 47–54 | ρ = 0.92 | ρ = 0.90 | ρ = 0.92 |
47–54 and 55–64 | ρ = 0.94 | ρ = 0.95 | ρ = 0.95 |
25–27 and 55–64 | ρ = 0.38 | ρ = 0.36 | ρ = 0.46 |
Ranging visitsa | |||
25–27 and 27–31 | ρ = 0.75 | ρ = 0.76 | ρ = 0.80 |
27–31 and 31–38 | ρ = 0.84 | ρ = 0.81 | ρ = 0.81 |
31–38 and 38–44 | ρ = 0.93 | ρ = 0.89 | ρ = 0.89 |
38–44 and 47–54 | ρ = 0.88 | ρ = 0.87 | ρ = 0.88 |
47–54 and 55–64 | ρ = 0.90 | ρ = 0.90 | ρ = 0.88 |
25–27 and 55–64 | ρ = 0.37 | ρ = 0.33 | ρ = 0.46 |
Proportion days ranginga | |||
25–27 and 27–31 | ρ = 0.81 | ρ = 0.77 | ρ = 0.83 |
27–31 and 31–38 | ρ = 0.84 | ρ = 0.82 | ρ = 0.86 |
31–38 and 38–44 | ρ = 0.81 | ρ= 0.82 | ρ = 0.83 |
38–44 and 47–54 | ρ = 0.84 | ρ = 0.85 | ρ = 0.74 |
47–54 and 55–64 | ρ = 0.79 | ρ = 0.80 | ρ = 0.80 |
25–27 and 55–64 | ρ = 0.34 | ρ = 0.31 | ρ = 0.30 |
A comparison between the first and last age periods for each ranging variable is italicized.
All P < 0.0001.