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. 2020 Dec 9;7:584162. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2020.584162
Study Outcome measurea Substrates tested Outcomes reported
Peat moss Sand Wood Otherb None Time spent Dustbathing Foragingc Pecking Scratchingd
1 Count
2 Time budget
3 Count
4 Time budget
5 Time budget
6 Time budget
7 Count
8 Percent
9 Count
10 Count
a

How behaviors were recorded by the study. Count = behaviors per time period; Time budget = time spent doing behavior divided by total time spent on a substrate; Percent = total time spent doing a behavior divided by substrate.

b

Other substrates include: straw, feathers, recycled paper, rice hulls, and wheat bran.

c

Foraging = (percent of pecking + percent of scratching) ÷ 2.

d

Scratching was not reported without pecking. Therefore, it was combined to make foraging, and is not analyzed alone.