Table 2 The percentage of behaviors before and after weaning displayed by lambs reared by primiparous dams (LPD) or multiparous dams (LMD).

From: Maternal experience affects the behavioral response and the daily weight gain to weaning stress in lambs

Behavior

Group (G)

 

Time (Ti)

G*Ti

 

LPD

LMD

P value

P value

P value

Grazing (%)

72.1 ± 11.64

71.3 ± 11.61

0.5222

< 0.0001

< 0.0001

Standing (%)

66.1 ± 8.98

64.9 ± 8.98

0.4420

0.0026

< 0.0001

Lying (%)

19.3 ± 9.23

15.5 ± 9 0.23

0.0238

0.0006

0.0002

Vocalizations (%)

2.72 ± 1.32

4.85 ± 1.32

0.0005

< 0.0001

< 0.0001

Pacing (%)

0.39 ± 0.31

1.68 ± 0.29

0.0002

< 0.0001

< 0.0001

Walking (%)

14.0 ± 0.65

19.6 ± 0.63

< 0.0001

0.0002

< 0.0001

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