Table 1.
Description of unitary behaviors and detailed movements during feeding.
| Class | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Unitary behaviors | Feeding | The animal puts its head into the stall and eats in the feeding rack |
| Standing | The animal stands without head movement and rumination | |
| Lying | The main body touches the cubicle floor without head movement and rumination | |
| Ruminating-standing | The animal regurgitates food bolus from the rumen, chews and swallows it while standing | |
| Ruminating- Lying |
The animal regurgitates food bolus from the rumen, chews, and swallows it while lying | |
| Walking | The animal moves in one direction for at least 30 s | |
| Movements during feeding | Feed tossing | The animal takes a mouthful of feed then throws the feed into the air or even over its back by twisting the neck |
| Rolling biting | The animal lowers its head and uses its tongue to roll feed into the mouth during feeding | |
| Chewing | The animal chews feed with its head up during feeding |