Table 3. Effects of environmental enrichment on uniformity in weanling pigs
Item | Control | EE-1 | EE-2 | EE-4 | SEM | p-value |
Phase 1 (d 14) | | | | | | |
CV | 12.43a | 11.77ab | 10.86b | 10.45b | 0.53 | 0.006 |
Phase 2 (d 28) | | | | | | |
CV | 13.49a | 12.41ab | 11.37bc | 10.50c | 0.58 | < 0.001 |
Overall (d 28) | | | | | | |
CV | 13.49a | 12.41ab | 11.37bc | 10.50c | 0.58 | < 0.001 |
Means with different superscripts in the same row differ significantly (p < 0.05).
EE-1, inclusion of play object until one week after weaning; EE-2, inclusion of play object until two weeks after weaning; EE-4, inclusion of play object until four weeks after weaning; CV, coefficient of variation.