Table 2.

Effects of social contact, movement control and their interaction on frequency (n/20 min) and duration (sec/20 min) of maintenance and posture behaviors of male dromedaries during the rutting season.

Factors	Variable
	Maintenance		Posture
	Ruminating		Lying		Standing		Walking
	Frequency	Duration	Frequency	Duration	Frequency	Duration	Frequency	Duration
Social contact
Single	6.97 b	78.50 b	2.44 b	139.08 a	5.89 b	118.75 a	3.33 b	54.89 b
Group	12.86 a	91.11 a	5.55 a	114.66 b	8.00 a	101.42 b	6.67 a	75.83 a
SEM	0.463	0.979	0.270	1.39	0.412	1.60	0.435	1.17
p value	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001
Movement control
Tied	7.83 b	79.00 c	6.50 a	154.63 a	3.50 c	88.75 c	1.50 c	50.25 b
Fenced	9.25 ab	85.25 b	3.33 b	115.00 b	7.67 b	116.00 b	5.00 b	62.33 b
Exercised	12.66 a	90.16 a	2.17 c	111.00 b	9.67 a	125.50 a	8.50 a	73.50 a
SEM	0.513	1.08	0.299	1.56	0.456	1.77	0.482	1.30
p value	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001
Social contact × movement control
Single-tied	7.25 cd	80.50 c	6.00 b	161.25 a	5.03 c	92.25 d	1.21 c	45.00 c
Single-fenced	5.33 d	73.73 d	2.33 cd	130.00 c	8.07 b	127.00 b	4.12 bc	57.67 b
Single-exercised	8.33 c	82.02 c	1.10 d	126.12 c	11.00 a	137.00 a	5.04 b	62.71 b
Group-tied	11.25 ab	90.00 b	9.00 a	148.00 b	2.00 d	85.25 d	2.93 c	55.50 b
Group-fenced	10.33 b	85.17 c	4.33 bc	100.07 d	7.33 bc	105.00 c	6.50 b	87.09 a
Group-exercised	17.00 a	98.33 a	3.33 c	96.25 d	8.33 b	114.00 c	12.00 a	85.10 a
SEM	0.70	1.5	0.54	2.5	0.63	2.69	0.79	2.1
p value	0.015	0.021	0.027	0.003	0.029	0.018	0.003	0.001

Means ± SEM in each column with no common superscript letter differ significantly (p < 0.05).