Irish Veterinary Journal

Table 2 Time allocation (min) in the feed alley and drainage bed with sand or wood shavings at different depths (means ± SE) in Exp2

From: Impacts of drainage beds covered with sand and wood shavings on the comfort behaviour of dairy buffalo in a temperate climate

Location	All standing	Standing only	Lying	Defecation
Alley	209.7 ± 9.6^A	72.0 ± 9.0^A	–	0.4 ± 0.1^A
S-10b	120.4 ± 14.6^aB	120.4 ± 14.6^aB	146.8 ± 26.4^A	0.5 ± 0.0^AB
WS-15	211.8 ± 13.5^A	211.8 ± 13.5^C	343.5 ± 28.9^B	0.8 ± 0.1^BC
WS-20	155.9 ± 12.8^bB	155.9 ± 12.8^bB	251.9 ± 30.7^C	0.6 ± 0. 1^BC

^a,b Means within variable having different superscript letters differ (P < 0.05); ^{A, B, C} Means within variable having different superscript letters differ (P < 0.01)

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