Fibre supply for breeding sows and its effects on social behaviour in group-housed sows and performance during lactation

Table 6 Data of faecal consistency, measured once in the penetrometer PNR6 and tested once sensorially

Date	Consistency penetrometer [mm]*		Consistency sensoric tested (Score 1–5)**
Date	CG	FG	CG	FG
Day 29 of gestation	62.3	57.3	2.3	2.5
p-value	0.454		0.966
Day 71 of gestation	80.0	85.0	2.8	2.9
p-value	0.699		0.700
Day 107 of gestation	63.5	62.0	3.0	3.0
p-value	0.836		0.801

*The values are given in mm for the penetration depth (high value equals soft consistency). The harder the faecal consistency, the lower the value measured in PNR6
** The sensory tested (st) evaluation from 1 (hard), 3 (physiologically) to 5 (liquid)

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