Table 4 Ingestive behavior of cows within alfalfa and tall fescue patches of three different size spaced with three different distances between patches. between patches.

18.3 ± 2.4^c

35.9 ± 2.3^b

58.47 ± 2.2^a

35.8 ± 2.3

36.5 ± 2.2

40.4 ± 2.4

10.2 ± 4.7^c

23.0 ± 4.5^b

32.5 ± 4.3^a

17.9 ± 4.4

21.8 ± 4.3

26.0 ± 4.6

11.1 ± 1.2^c

25.6 ± 1.2^b

37.1 ± 1.1^a

22.1 ± 1.2^b

24.5 ± 1.1^ab

27.2 ± 1.2^a

10.7 ± 3.8^c

27.6 ± 3.6^b

36.6 ± 3.4^a

19.5 ± 3.5^b

25.8 ± 3.4^ab

29.6 ± 3.7^a

15.3 ± 1.5^c

34.2 ± 1.4^b

46.9 ± 1.3^a

28.8 ± 1.4^b

32.4 ± 1.3^ab

35.3 ± 1.5^a

13.9 ± 4.2^c

34.6 ± 4.0^b

47.8 ± 3.9^a

25.5 ± 3.9^b

34.2 ± 3.8^ab

36.6 ± 4.2^a

2.1 ± 0.2^c

4.5 ± 0.2^b

6.5 ± 0.2^a

4.3 ± 0.2

4.5 ± 0.2

4.4 ± 0.2

2.0 ± 0.2^c

4.3 ± 0.2^b

6.3 ± 0.2^a

4.0 ± 0.2^b

4.3 ± 0.2^ab

4.6 ± 0.2^a

5.1 ± 0.4

5.7 ± 0.4

5.7 ± 0.4

5.0 ± 0.4

5.5 ± 0.4

6.0 ± 0.4

5.2 ± 0.5

6.2 ± 0.5

5.8 ± 0.5

4.6 ± 0.5^b

5.8 ± 0.4^ab

6.7 ± 0.5^a

1.65 ± 0.12^a

1.42 ± 0.12^b

1.57 ± 0.12^ab

1.61 ± 0.12

1.50 ± 0.12

1.53 ± 0.12

0.97 ± 0.10

0.82 ± 0.10

0.87 ± 0.10

0.95 ± 0.10

0.85 ± 0.10

0.86 ± 0.10

43.3 ± 1.5^b

44.8 ± 1.3^ab

47.5 ± 1.2^a

44.7 ± 1.3

45.2 ± 1.2

45.7 ± 1.5

47.2 ± 2.1

47.6 ± 1.9

46.1 ± 1.7

45.8 ± 1.9

46.2 ± 1.7

48.9 ± 2.1

71.5 ± 5.7^ab

63.7 ± 5.6^b

74.4 ± 5.5^a

72.3 ± 5.5

67.9 ± 5.4

69.4 ± 5.7

46.2 ± 5.7

39.3 ± 5.7

39.6 ± 5.6

43.4 ± 5.7

39.8 ± 5.6

41.9 ± 5.7