Table 6.
Comparison of the thermoregulatory behavior and other activities of water buffaloes depending on the pastoral system and the season: mean number of animals (standard error) and time in hours.
| Treatment | Definition | Lying Down | Standing | Walking | Shading | Wallowing | Thermoregulatory Behavior | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Animals | Time (h) | Number of Animals | Time (h) | Number of Animals | Time (h) | Number of Animals | Time (h) | Number of Animals | Time (h) | Number of Animals | Time (h) | ||
| T1 | Conventional system under intense heat stress | 2.49 a ± 0.48 | 2..24 a | 3.63 a,b ± 0.53 | 3.26 a,b | 4.75 a ± 0.54 | 4.27 a | 1.90 b ± 1.02 | 1.71 b | 2.62 c ± 1.02 | 2.35 c | 4.52 c,d ± 0.92 | 4.06 c,d |
| T2 | Conventional system under moderate heat stress | 2.10 a ± 0.46 | 1.89 a | 3.41 a ± 0.51 | 3.06 a | 4.42 a ± 0.5 | 3.97 a | 0.68 a ± 0.94 | 0.61 a | 0.52 a ± 0.94 | 0.46 a | 1.20 a ± 0.84 | 1.08 a |
| T3 | Silvopastoral system under moderate heat stress | 2.26 a ± 0.48 | 2.03 a | 4.07 b ± 0.5 | 3.66 b | 4.77 a ± 0.5 | 4.29 a | 2.22 b ± 1.01 | 1.99 b | 0.77 a,b ± 1.01 | 0.69 a,b | 2.99 b ± 0.80 | 2.91 b |
| T4 | Silvopastoral system under intense heat stress | 2.27 a ± 0.48 | 2.04 a | 3.08 a ± 0.52 | 2.77 a | 4.44 a ± 0.53 | 3.99 a | 2.92 c ± 1.10 | 2.62 c | 1.32 b ± 1.10 | 1.18 b | 4.24 c ± 0.97 | 3.81 c |
a,b,c,d Averages in the same column with different superscripts differ significantly for the level p < 0.05. Time in hours (h).