Table 2
Mean values of the Temperature (T) and the Relative Humidity (RH) determined with (WiB) or without (WoB) bath treatments immediately before leaving the farm. Birds were located in one of 6 different container compartments: superior front (SF), inferior front (IF), superior middle (SM), inferior middle (IM), superior rear (SR) and inferior rear (IR)

Vehicle compartmentsWiBWoBAverage
#T (°C)SF6.2813.9310.10b
IF7.0614.3810.72ab
SM6.4713.9710.22b
IM7.9115.8911.90a
SR6.7114.2710.49ab
IR7.9915.8711.93a
CV = 15.62%Average7.07B14.71A
$RH (%)SF61.77A,c50.07B,a55.92
IF66.60A,c49.38B,a57.99
SM65.93A,c50.22B,a58.07
IM74.39A,ab50.34B,a62.36
SR67.77A,bc50.73B,a59.25
IR75.25A,a50.66B,a62.95
CV = 11.74%Average68.6250.23