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The objective of this study was to assess the effects of a doubling of space allowance during two types of simulated ship movement, regular and irregular floor motion, on the welfare of sheep for a short one-hour period. Six 25 kg sheep were restrained in pairs in a crate on a programmable platform that generated roll and pitch motion typical of that experienced on board ship. Sheep were subjected to regular or irregular movement or a control treatment at high and low stocking densities (0.26 and 0.52 m2\/sheep) in a multilevel changeover design. Irregular movement was programmed as a sequence of 30 different amplitude and duration values for pitch and roll movements, which were randomly selected by computer software controlling the movement. Regular movement was the mean of these values, which represented approximately 33% of the recommended maximum tolerance for livestock carriers. Behaviour was recorded by six cameras positioned around the crate. The low space allowance increased sheep pushing each other (Low: 4.51 events\/h, High: 1.37 events\/h, p &lt; 0.001), affiliative behaviour, with their heads one on top of the other (Low 8.64, High 3.75 s\/h, p = 0.02) and standing supported by the crate (Low 96, High 3.2 s\/h, p &lt; 0.001). Sheep stepped more frequently when more space was provided, particularly in the forward (Low 6.4, High 8.4 steps\/h, p = 0.02) and left (Low 4.0, High 4.7 steps\/h, p = 0.03) directions. The low space allowance group also had i heart rates, providing evidence of physiological stress. Irregular movement reduced rumination (Irregular 288, Control 592, Regular 403 s\/h, p = 0.02), which was evidence of reduced welfare, but balance corrections by stepping were more common if the motion was regular. Thus, there was evidence that the low space allowance increased interactions between sheep and was stressful, and that irregular floor motion in simulated ship transport limited balance control and reduced welfare.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/ani10030476","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2020,3,12]],"date-time":"2020-03-12T12:22:51Z","timestamp":1584015771000},"page":"476","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":6,"title":["Effects of Doubling the Standard Space Allowance on Behavioural and Physiological Responses of Sheep Experiencing Regular and Irregular Floor Motion during Simulated Sea Transport"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"10","author":[{"given":"Grisel","family":"Navarro","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Centre of Animal Welfare and Ethics (CAWE), School of Veterinary Science, University of Queensland, Gatton 4343, Australia"},{"name":"Departamento de Medicina Veterinaria, Facultad de Recursos Naturales, Universidad Cat\u00f3lica de Temuco (UCT), Temuco 4780000, Chile"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ramazan","family":"Col","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Centre of Animal Welfare and Ethics (CAWE), School of Veterinary Science, University of Queensland, Gatton 4343, Australia"},{"name":"Department of Physiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Selcuk, Campus 42035, Turkey"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-1926-6357","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Clive J.C.","family":"Phillips","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Centre of Animal Welfare and Ethics (CAWE), School of Veterinary Science, University of Queensland, Gatton 4343, Australia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2020,3,12]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Appleby, M.C., Cussen, V., Garc\u00e9s, L., Lambert, L.A., and Turner, J. 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