Behavioral parameters | Groups |
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HA n = 29 | LA n = 21 | p | |||
Anxiety | Number of open arm entries | 0.52 ± 0.15 | 2.85 ± 0.18 | *0.000 | |
Time spent in the open arms (s) | 16.72 ± 5.6 | 47.09 ± 6.58 | *0.001 | ||
Locomotor activity | Distance moved (cm) | 890.44 ± 46.53 | 1283.24 ± 54.68 | *0.000 | |
Velocity (cm/s) | 2.99 ± 0.16 | 4.32 ± 0.19 | *0.000 | ||
Movement duration (s) | 157.11 ± 5.97 | 201.64 ± 7.01 | *0.000 | ||
Number of central platform crossing | 4.24 ± 0.44 | 8.19 ± 0.51 | *0.000 | ||
Coefficient of motor asymmetry | 0.02 ± 0.09 | 0.03 ± 0.11 | 0.952 | ||
Exploratory behavior/risk assessment | Rearing | 5.45 ± 0.67 | 9.33 ± 0.79 | *0.001 | |
Head dipping | 3.69 ± 0.73 | 9.10 ± 0.85 | *0.000 | ||
Looking out to open arms | 6.90 ± 0.87 | 9.05 ± 1.03 | 0.117 | ||
Duration of looking out to open arms (s) | 29.69 ± 3.80 | 35.45 ± 4.46 | 0.331 | ||
Autonomic indices | Number of fecal boli per minute1 | Open arms | 0.76 ± 0.49 | 0.33 ± 0.36 | 0.485 |
Closed arms | 0.26 ± 0.06 | 0.06 ± 0.07 | *0.029 | ||
Number of urination acts per minute1 | Open arms | 2.80 ± 1.17 | 2.20 ± 0.89 | 0.691 | |
Closed arms | 0.20 ± 0.07 | 0.27 ± 0.08 | 0.502 | ||
Detour behavior | Grooming | 2.03 ± 0.40 | 1.67 ± 0.47 | 0.551 | |
Grooming duration | 31.32 ± 6.64 | 17.52 ± 7.72 | 0.183 |