Table 1 Effect of restricting access to silage prepartum on the percentage of calvings by night (00:30 to 06:29 h), percentage of unassisted, slight assistance and difficult calvings and percentage of stillborn calves
Calvings (%) | Restricted access (n = 1,248) | Ad-lib access (n = 1,193) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Nighttime | 17.71 | 21.71 | 0.05 |
Unassisted | 61.56 | 58.97 | NS1 |
Slight assistance | 26.98 | 34.34 | 0.001 |
Dystocia | 11.46 | 6.69 | 0.001 |
Stillbirth | 6.91 | 4.82 | 0.05 |