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Table 4 Duration of rumination in 24 h (minutes, mean ± sd, range in brackets) in 300 cows of three breeds

From: Evaluation of eating and rumination behaviour in 300 cows of three different breeds using a noseband pressure sensor

 

Groups

Breed

All cows (100 per breed)

Young cows, 2 to 4 years (50 per breed)

Old cows, 4.1 to 6 years (50 per breed)

Brown Swiss (n = 100)

405 ± 64a (341–469)

409 ± 53 (355–462)

401 ± 73 (328–474)

Holstein Friesian (n = 100)

458 ± 73 (385–530)

453 ± 77 (376–529)

463 ± 68 (395–531)

Swiss Fleckvieh (n = 100)

460 ± 60 (400–520)

462 ± 61 (401–523)

458 ± 58 (400–517)

All cows (n = 300)

441 ± 71 (370–511)

441 ± 68 (373–509)

440 ± 73 (368–513)

  1. aCompared with other breeds P < 0.01