Table 2.

Effect of pasture diversity (diverse or simple) and spatial arrangement (mix or separated) on foraging behavior of cows.

Items	Diverse			Simple		SEM 1	p Values 2
	Mix	Separated		Mix	Separated		D	SA	D × SA
Foraging behavior, min
Grazing time	210	233		245	223	13.8	0.37	0.95	0.11
Ruminating time	125	110		118	120	12.1	0.89	0.58	0.49
Idling time	145	137		117	137	14.1	0.32	0.68	0.32
Grazing time of forage strips, min
Total grass		95			108
Total legume		58			115
Perennial ryegrass		53			108
White clover		18			115
Birdsfoot trefoil		40
Festulolium		42
Chicory		55
Plantain		23
Selection ratio (Post-grazing pasture mass, kg of DM/ha)
Perennial ryegrass		0.97 (1659)			1.10 (1398)
White clover		0.98 (1414)			0.98 (1271)
Birdsfoot trefoil		0.89 (1443)
Festulolium		0.78 (2486)
Chicory		1.20 (1208)
Plantain		1.20 (1496)

¹ SEM: Standard error for interaction; ² D: Diversity; SA: Spatial arrangement; D × SA: Interaction.