Table 5.
Behaviours during the hourly intervals in the first six hours after calving.
| 1 h | 2 h | 3 h | 4 h | 5 h | 6 h | Friedman/ANOVA Results | p-Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dam | ||||||||
| Visible (min/h) | 38.1 ± 12.6 | 50.2 ± 12.6 | 50.7 ± 12.3 | 56.5 ± 7.9 | 55.6 ± 8.6 | 56.3 ± 8.2 | ||
| Lying (min/h) | 6.2 ± 10.8-A | 13.4 ± 12.1-AC | 20.4 ± 13.8-C | 31.6 ± 16.6-B | 27.7 ± 10.5-BC | 32.1 ± 17.0-B | χ 2 (5.0) = 48.9 | <0.001 |
| Grooming a (min) | 17.4 ± 9.5-A | 9.4 ± 5.8 -B | 6.5 ± 3.4-BC | 4.2 ± 4.2-C | 5.5 ± 4.6 -BC | 3.2 ± 2.5-DC | F (5.0, 120.0) = 19.8 | <0.001 |
| Feeding (min) | 8.0 ± 6.7 | 14.6 ± 7.9 | 10.7 ± 7.1 | 10.6 ± 6.6 | 12.6 ± 11.6 | 10.9 ± 9.00 | χ2 (5) = 5.8 | 0.3 |
| Walking (min) | 0.4 ± 0.8-A | 2.1 ± 1.7 -B | 2.0 ± 2.3-B | 1.5 ± 1.6 -B | 1.3 ± 1.3-EB | 1.1 ± 1.4 -ABE | χ2 (5.0) = 22.9 | <0.001 |
| Maternal Rejection Behaviours (n°) | 0.1 ± 0.4-A | 0.9 ± 1.69 B | 1.2 ± 5.2-A | 0.6 ± 1.7-A | 0.6 ± 1.9-AB | 0.7 ± 3.2-A | χ2 (5.0) = 13.4 | 0.020 |
| Calf | ||||||||
| Visible (min/h) | 37.1 ± 13.0 | 48.8 ± 17.2 | 51.7 ± 11.3 | 55.2 ± 13.4 | 53.5 ± 14.4 | 57.4 ± 6.4 | ||
| Lying (min/h) | 32.9 ± 14.4-A | 26.0 ± 20.1-A | 28.9 ± 15.2-A | 35.4 ± 20.0 A | 35.9 ± 17.4-A | 44.3 ± 14.6-B | χ2 (5.0) = 15.3 | 0.009 |
| Standing attempts (n°/h) | 5.3 ± 4.8-A | 2.3 ± 3.2-B | 1.1 ± 2.6-C | 0.6 ± 1.3-C | 0.4 ± 1.6-C | 0.3 ± 1.1-C | χ2 (5.0) = 56.4 | <0.001 |
| Suckling the udder (min/h) | 0.5 ± 1.6 -A | 1.9 ± 2.7-BD | 2.9 ± 3.8-BCD | 5.0 ± 5.8-C | 4.1 ± 5.0-C | 2.6 ± 3.7-D | χ2 (5.0) = 30.3 | <0.001 |
| Suckling attempts (n°/h) | 0.2 ± 1.0-A | 2.3 ± 3.1-B | 1.7 ± 3.8-B | 1.2 ± 1.8-B | 1.3 ± 3.1-B | 1.6 ± 3.5-B | χ2 (5.0) = 14.7 | 0.012 |
| Sniffing (min/h) | 0.8 ± 2.3-A | 4.9 ± 5.9-B | 5.8 ± 7.7-B | 4.4 ± 5.2-B | 6.6 ± 9.7-B | 3.1 ± 5.0-B | χ2 (5.0) = 19.8 | <0.001 |
| Walking (min/h) | 0.6 ± 1.7-A | 2.1 ± 2.8-B | 3.4 ± 3.7-BF | 4.0 ± 4.3-CF | 4.0 ± 5.0-DF | 2.5 ± 3.3-BF | χ2 (5.0) = 29.4 | <0.001 |
Number of subjects: 25; Mean time of the behaviours were compared with an ANOVA or Friedman test (the corresponding p value is reported in the table). Data transformations: a = squared roots. Within rows, values with different letters (A, B, C, D, E, F) were significantly different (p < 0.05) at the post hoc comparison (Tukey for ANOVA and Durbin–Conover for Friedman).