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Table 1 The mean (%), standard deviation (SD) and mean centred coefficient of variation (CV) for standing index, cud chewing index and rumination index in relation to time after refreshing of the bedding material on the cubicles

From: Monitoring cow comfort and rumen health indices in a cubicle-housed herd with an automatic milking system: a repeated measures approach

Minutes

N

Standing index

Cud chewing index

Rumination index

Mean

SD

CV

Mean

SD

CV

Mean

SD

CV

60-90

26

12.1

5.2

43.0

57.2

15.4

26.9

63.0

17.5

27.8

120-150

27

11.3

4.4

38.9

62.4

6.5

10.4

69.0

6.3

9.1

180-210

25

16.1

4.1

25.5

53.6

6.4

11.9

63.2

6.3

10.0

240-270

19

19.1

4.5

23.6

49.5

6.2

12.5

62.4

4.8

7.7

300-330

15

17.0

4.4

25.9

51.1

7.0

13.7

60.2

7.2

12.0