Table 3. Effects of the flattening rate on sows behavior
| Sow behavior in the ratio of the flat floor |
0% | 20% | 30% | 40% | 50% | F-value | p-value |
Standing | 39.64a | 26.82b | 20.53c | 19.11d | 27.84b | 2.451 | 0.001 |
Lying | 60.36d | 73.95c | 82.01b | 89.89a | 88.97a | 2.451 | 0.001 |
Lying to slat cover | - | 12.43c | 17.96c | 38.89b | 56.58a | 2.653 | 0.001 |
Fighting | 0.03b | 0.01a | 0.00a | 0.00a | 0.00a | 2.451 | 0.001 |
Chewing | 0.03b | 0.03b | 0.05b | 0.06ab | 0.14a | 2.451 | 0.016 |
Scratching | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.92 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.451 | 0.074 |
Grouping | 2.28 | 1.13 | 19.96 | 1.26 | 0.06 | 2.451 | 0.062 |
Means with different superscripts in the same column differ significantly (p < 0.05).