Table 1.
Time budget for eating, resting, slow movement (“active”), fast movement (“highly active”) and the activity counts by farm, season and turn-out condition.
| Farm | Month | Turn-out | Time Budget for Eating | Time Budget for Resting | Time Budget for Slow Movement | Time Budget for Fast Movement | Activity Count | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | s.d. | 95% Conf. Int. | Mean | s.d. | 95% Conf. Int. | Mean | s.d. | 95% Conf. Int. | Mean | s.d. | 95% Conf. Int. | Mean | s.d. | 95% Conf. Int. | |||||||||||||
| Overall | 42.0 | 29.0 | 42.3 | - | 41.6 | 39.1 | 29.3 | 39.4 | - | 38.7 | 11.0 | 12.7 | 11.1 | - | 10.8 | 8.0 | 10.2 | 8.1 | - | 7.9 | 684.6 | 2531.7 | 716.3 | - | 652.9 | ||
| 1 | Overall | 38.7 | 29.1 | 39.3 | - | 38.1 | 44.4 | 28.7 | 45.0 | - | 43.8 | 10.3 | 12.4 | 10.5 | - | 10.0 | 6.7 | 9.6 | 6.9 | - | 6.4 | 529.6 | 3721.9 | 610.0 | - | 449.2 | |
| May- June | Paddock | 47.5 | 28.1 | 48.9 | - | 46.1 | 33.6 | 25.6 | 34.9 | - | 32.3 | 10.9 | 12.8 | 11.5 | - | 10.2 | 8.0 | 9.6 | 8.5 | - | 7.5 | 873.6 | 2098.9 | 978.6 | - | 768.5 | |
| Stable | 35.9 | 28.9 | 36.8 | - | 35.0 | 47.5 | 29.3 | 48.4 | - | 46.6 | 10.0 | 12.9 | 10.4 | - | 9.6 | 6.6 | 9.6 | 6.9 | - | 6.3 | 492.2 | 5105.5 | 650.4 | - | 334.0 | ||
| Pasture | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| October-November | Paddock | 43.5 | 30.3 | 45.9 | - | 41.1 | 39.1 | 27.1 | 41.2 | - | 36.9 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 11.9 | - | 10.0 | 6.5 | 9.4 | 7.2 | - | 5.7 | 525.3 | 1099.7 | 611.8 | - | 438.8 | |
| Stable | 34.5 | 27.9 | 35.8 | - | 33.2 | 50.0 | 27.3 | 51.2 | - | 48.7 | 10.1 | 11.5 | 10.6 | - | 9.6 | 5.4 | 9.0 | 5.8 | - | 5.0 | 255.6 | 355.1 | 271.8 | - | 239.4 | ||
| Pasture | 50.2 | 30.2 | 54.2 | - | 46.3 | 30.3 | 26.2 | 33.8 | - | 26.9 | 10.4 | 11.2 | 11.9 | - | 8.9 | 9.1 | 12.2 | 10.7 | - | 7.5 | 1121.5 | 2672.9 | 1472.3 | - | 770.6 | ||
| 2 | Overall | 41.8 | 26.0 | 42.6 | - | 41.0 | 38.0 | 26.9 | 38.9 | - | 37.2 | 11.3 | 12.4 | 11.6 | - | 10.9 | 8.9 | 9.9 | 9.2 | - | 8.6 | 515.1 | 826.1 | 541.1 | - | 489.1 | |
| June | Paddock | 41.8 | 26.0 | 42.7 | - | 40.8 | 38.3 | 26.7 | 39.3 | - | 37.3 | 11.0 | 11.8 | 11.4 | - | 10.6 | 9.0 | 9.9 | 9.3 | - | 8.6 | 641.0 | 988.3 | 679.6 | - | 602.5 | |
| Stable | 33.4 | 24.6 | 39.6 | - | 27.2 | 56.3 | 27.2 | 63.2 | - | 49.5 | 6.1 | 10.6 | 8.8 | - | 3.5 | 4.1 | 7.2 | 5.9 | - | 2.3 | 227.0 | 183.4 | 273.0 | - | 181.0 | ||
| Pasture | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| November | Paddock | 42.7 | 25.9 | 44.1 | - | 41.2 | 35.8 | 26.7 | 37.3 | - | 34.3 | 12.4 | 13.6 | 13.1 | - | 11.6 | 9.1 | 10.1 | 9.7 | - | 8.6 | 284.5 | 212.1 | 296.4 | - | 272.6 | |
| Stable | 36.9 | 25.3 | 43.4 | - | 30.4 | 53.8 | 27.4 | 60.9 | - | 46.7 | 5.9 | 10.9 | 8.7 | - | 3.1 | 3.4 | 5.8 | 4.9 | - | 1.9 | 202.6 | 133.4 | 237.0 | - | 168.3 | ||
| Pasture | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Overall | 44.3 | 28.8 | 45.5 | - | 43.1 | 35.2 | 28.5 | 36.4 | - | 34.0 | 12.4 | 13.7 | 13.0 | - | 11.9 | 8.0 | 9.6 | 8.4 | - | 7.6 | 436.4 | 677.8 | 473.0 | - | 399.9 | |
| August | Paddock | 49.2 | 34.4 | 58.7 | - | 39.6 | 29.2 | 27.3 | 36.8 | - | 21.6 | 10.3 | 9.0 | 12.8 | - | 7.8 | 11.3 | 14.4 | 15.3 | - | 7.3 | 368.9 | 235.3 | 434.2 | - | 303.7 | |
| Stable | 31.8 | 26.8 | 36.9 | - | 26.7 | 55.3 | 29.0 | 60.7 | - | 49.8 | 10.4 | 10.8 | 12.4 | - | 8.3 | 2.6 | 5.2 | 3.6 | - | 1.6 | 156.6 | 145.6 | 184.2 | - | 129.0 | ||
| Pasture | 49.0 | 28.5 | 50.6 | - | 47.4 | 28.2 | 26.3 | 29.7 | - | 26.7 | 13.7 | 15.3 | 14.5 | - | 12.8 | 9.2 | 9.1 | 9.7 | - | 8.6 | 738.6 | 1056.8 | 845.0 | - | 632.2 | ||
| November | Paddock | 41.6 | 26.8 | 45.3 | - | 38.0 | 33.6 | 22.9 | 36.7 | - | 30.5 | 13.2 | 10.6 | 14.6 | - | 11.8 | 11.6 | 12.7 | 13.3 | - | 9.8 | 487.8 | 388.8 | 540.5 | - | 435.1 | |
| Stable | 37.2 | 27.6 | 39.5 | - | 35.0 | 47.5 | 28.8 | 49.9 | - | 45.2 | 10.1 | 11.2 | 11.0 | - | 9.2 | 5.1 | 8.1 | 5.8 | - | 4.4 | 276.8 | 394.3 | 309.0 | - | 244.6 | ||
| Pasture | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Overall | 44.8 | 27.7 | 45.6 | - | 44.0 | 36.7 | 28.0 | 37.5 | - | 35.9 | 9.8 | 12.1 | 10.2 | - | 9.5 | 8.7 | 11.2 | 9.0 | - | 8.4 | 595.3 | 1120.2 | 627.1 | - | 563.6 | |
| September | Paddock | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Stable | 43.1 | 26.3 | 45.5 | - | 40.7 | 41.3 | 26.5 | 43.7 | - | 38.9 | 8.7 | 11.0 | 9.7 | - | 7.7 | 6.9 | 8.7 | 7.7 | - | 6.1 | 396.1 | 416.5 | 434.4 | - | 357.8 | ||
| Pasture | 46.0 | 27.6 | 47.1 | - | 44.8 | 32.9 | 27.7 | 34.1 | - | 31.8 | 10.5 | 12.3 | 11.0 | - | 10.0 | 10.6 | 11.9 | 11.1 | - | 10.1 | 788.8 | 1345.2 | 843.8 | - | 733.7 | ||
| January | Paddock | 53.8 | 26.7 | 56.1 | - | 51.5 | 24.4 | 23.1 | 26.3 | - | 22.5 | 11.8 | 12.0 | 12.8 | - | 10.8 | 10.0 | 11.9 | 11.0 | - | 9.0 | 878.6 | 1507.8 | 1006.1 | - | 751.2 | |
| Stable | 40.3 | 27.7 | 41.7 | - | 38.9 | 45.3 | 27.9 | 46.7 | - | 43.9 | 8.4 | 11.8 | 9.0 | - | 7.8 | 6.0 | 9.8 | 6.5 | - | 5.5 | 261.8 | 414.9 | 282.7 | - | 240.9 | ||
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| 5 | Overall | 43.3 | 31.3 | 44.1 | - | 42.5 | 36.0 | 31.9 | 36.8 | - | 35.2 | 12.1 | 13.2 | 12.4 | - | 11.7 | 8.7 | 10.6 | 8.9 | - | 8.4 | 1110.8 | 2265.1 | 1166.7 | - | 1054.9 | |
| July- August | Paddock | 35.8 | 28.5 | 44.2 | - | 27.3 | 30.1 | 27.1 | 38.1 | - | 22.2 | 19.5 | 16.5 | 24.4 | - | 14.6 | 14.6 | 9.4 | 17.4 | - | 11.8 | 1574.9 | 1751.2 | 2092.4 | - | 1057.5 | |
| Stable | 26.2 | 25.0 | 28.1 | - | 24.3 | 49.1 | 30.4 | 51.4 | - | 46.8 | 14.8 | 15.6 | 16.0 | - | 13.6 | 9.9 | 11.5 | 10.8 | - | 9.0 | 841.7 | 1893.0 | 986.5 | - | 697.0 | ||
| Pasture | 50.1 | 28.4 | 51.1 | - | 49.2 | 25.6 | 27.8 | 26.6 | - | 24.7 | 13.5 | 13.0 | 13.9 | - | 13.0 | 10.8 | 10.7 | 11.1 | - | 10.4 | 1702.0 | 2783.6 | 1795.3 | - | 1608.6 | ||
| December | Paddock | 38.5 | 35.4 | 40.9 | - | 36.2 | 44.9 | 33.2 | 47.0 | - | 42.7 | 11.1 | 12.4 | 11.9 | - | 10.2 | 5.6 | 9.7 | 6.2 | - | 4.9 | 351.4 | 770.8 | 402.2 | - | 300.6 | |
| Stable | 37.5 | 33.6 | 39.3 | - | 35.7 | 50.6 | 31.8 | 52.3 | - | 48.9 | 7.5 | 11.7 | 8.1 | - | 6.8 | 4.4 | 8.3 | 4.9 | - | 4.0 | 200.0 | 199.2 | 210.8 | - | 189.2 | ||
| Pasture | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||