Results of the observations of spontaneous maternal nursing behavior and suckling behavior by kids are presented in Table 2. No significant differences were found in the nursing behavior parameters between intact and anosmic goats at any time during the study (P 0.87, for all variables; Table 2). On the other hand, a significant effect of time (but no interaction between time and group) was found regarding the frequency of nursing episodes, which decreased in
both groups. An effect of time was also found for the total duration of nursing in anosmic mothers (Table 2).
On the other hand, no significant change over time was found for any of the variables concerning the kids