Table 2. Effects of humidity on pig behavior

LH MH HH SE p-value
Basic behavior (min/hour)
 Feed intake 5.31 5.19 5.48 0.04 0.871
 Standing 7.58 7.41 7.62 0.03 0.498
 Lying 43.66 44.02 43.89 0.07 0.685
 Sitting 2.97 3.01 2.84 0.01 0.205
Singularity behavior (count/hour)
 Drink water 4.76 4.92 4.88 0.03 0.681
 Rooting 1.21c 1.77b 2.43a 0.02 0.047
 Posture transition (lying-standing) 3.71 3.80 3.61 0.01 0.312
 Posture transition (standing-lying) 3.55 3.76 3.56 0.02 0.195
 Wallowing 6.12c 8.41b 9.84a 0.03 0.040
 Biting 0.15 0.17 0.16 0.01 0.787
Six replicate pens per treatment, two pigs per pen.
Means in the same row with different superscripts differ (p < 0.05).
LH, low humidity, set relative humidity (45%)/actual relative humidity (44.8 ± 0.3%); MH, middle humidity, set relative humidity (60%)/actual relative humidity (60.8 ± 0.2%); HH, high humidity, set relative humidity (75%)/actual relative humidity (74.9 ± 0.3%).