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.