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 compartments | WiB | WoB | Average |
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#T (°C) | SF | 6.28 | 13.93 | 10.10b |
IF | 7.06 | 14.38 | 10.72ab |
SM | 6.47 | 13.97 | 10.22b |
IM | 7.91 | 15.89 | 11.90a |
SR | 6.71 | 14.27 | 10.49ab |
IR | 7.99 | 15.87 | 11.93a |
CV = 15.62% | Average | 7.07B | 14.71A | |
$RH (%) | SF | 61.77A,c | 50.07B,a | 55.92 |
IF | 66.60A,c | 49.38B,a | 57.99 |
SM | 65.93A,c | 50.22B,a | 58.07 |
IM | 74.39A,ab | 50.34B,a | 62.36 |
SR | 67.77A,bc | 50.73B,a | 59.25 |
IR | 75.25A,a | 50.66B,a | 62.95 |
CV = 11.74% | Average | 68.62 | 50.23 | |