Table 4. Effects of illuminance on pig behavior

LI MI HI SE p-value
Basic behavior (min/hour)
 Feed intake 5.11 4.98 5.29 0.02 0.398
 Standing 5.85 6.01 6.11 0.04 0.116
 Lying 46.85a 45.10b 44.09c 0.03 0.010
 Sitting 3.35 3.41 3.40 0.01 0.846
Singularity behavior (count/hour)
 Drink water 4.59 4.78 4.36 0.02 0.451
 Rooting 0.98 1.11 1.09 0.01 0.681
 Posture transition (lying-standing) 3.98 3.74 3.95 0.03 0.446
 Posture transition (standing-lying) 3.90 3.71 3.91 0.01 0.786
 Wallowing 6.50 6.44 6.98 0.04 0.691
 Biting 0.09 0.10 0.11 0.01 0.879
Six replicate pens per treatment, two pigs per pen.
Means in the same row with different superscripts differ (p < 0.05).
LI, low illuminance (470 lumens/45 lx); MI, middle illuminance (1,055 lumens/103 lx), HI, high illuminance (1,521 lumens/146 lx).