Table 3. Effects of VOCs on pig behavior

Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7 SE p-value
Basic behavior (min/hour)
 Feed intake 4.87 4.89 4.81 4.77 4.73 4.72 4.69 0.11 0.380
 Standing 6.32 6.18 6.44 6.68 6.34 6.81 6.72 0.08 0.813
 Lying 44.97 45.12 44.78 44.93 45.03 45.10 44.81 0.23 0.569
 Sitting 3.84 3.81 3.97 3.62 3.90 3.37 3.78 0.06 0.411
Singularity behavior (count/hour)
 Drink water 5.12 5.51 5.36 5.20 5.39 5.17 5.17 0.08 0.139
 Rooting 1.08 1.11 1.16 1.07 1.15 1.03 1.02 0.02 0.233
 Posture transition (lying-standing) 3.42 3.55 3.48 3.61 3.68 3.77 3.85 0.04 0.704
 Posture transition (standing-lying) 3.39 3.56 3.49 3.58 3.66 3.81 3.89 0.11 0.685
 Wallowing 6.34 6.75 6.38 6.41 6.98 7.01 7.24 0.09 0.091
 Biting 0.18 0.15 0.14 0.17 0.20 0.21 0.18 0.02 0.198
Six replicate pens per treatment, two pigs per pen.
VOCs, volatile organic compounds; Day 1, VOCs (39.4 ± 1.5 ppb); Day 2, VOCs (60.2 ± 1.4 ppb); Day 3, VOCs (130.4 ± 2.1 ppb); Day 4, VOCs (146.9 ± 4.0 ppb); Day 5, VOCs (272.5 ± 17.4 ppb); Day 6, VOCs (480.5 ± 21.8 ppb); Day 7, VOCs (738.9 ± 29.3 ppb).