Table 5.
Factor associated with the percentage of condemnations of 13,581 truckloads of broilers raised by one of Thailand's largest broiler producers without an antibiotic program and slaughtered in 2021.
| Variable | Estimates1 | SE | Statistic | P-value | 95% confidence interval | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | ||||||
| Winter | 0.386 | 0.022 | 17.994 | <0.001 | 0.3440 | 0.4280 |
| Summer | −0.054 | 0.022 | −2.478 | 0.013 | −0.0114 | −0.0973 |
| Rainy | Ref | |||||
| Time of transport2 | ||||||
| Night | −0.020 | 0.014 | −1.413 | 0.158 | −0.0479 | −0.0077 |
| Morning | −0.078 | 0.027 | 2.934 | 0.003 | −0.1300 | −0.0250 |
| Day | Ref | |||||
| Sex | ||||||
| Male | 0.200 | 0.023 | 8.673 | <0.001 | 0.1540 | 0.2460 |
| Female | −0.139 | 0.023 | −6.076 | <0.001 | −0.1840 | −0.0944 |
| Mixed sex | Ref | |||||
| Age | ||||||
| 40–43 d | −0.815 | 0.039 | −20.667 | <0.001 | −0.8920 | −0.7380 |
| 44–47 d | −0.783 | 0.037 | −21.226 | <0.001 | −0.8550 | −0.7110 |
| 48–51 d | −0.443 | 0.064 | −6.894 | <0.001 | −0.5680 | −0.3170 |
| 52–55 d | −0.446 | 0.119 | −3.737 | <0.001 | −0.6800 | −0.2120 |
| 56–71 d | Ref | |||||
| Mean body weight (g) | −0.0005 | 0.0001 | −11.071 | <0.001 | −0.0006 | −0.0004 |
| Rearing stocking density (kg /m2) | 0.0186 | 0.0042 | 4.400 | <0.001 | 0.0103 | 0.0269 |
| Mortality and culling (%) | 0.0617 | 0.0039 | 15.831 | <0.001 | 0.0540 | 0.0693 |
| Weight per crate (kg) | 0.0277 | 0.0051 | 5.418 | <0.001 | 0.0177 | 0.03777 |
| Feed withdrawal time (min) | 0.0014 | 0.0000 | 16.136 | <0.001 | 0.0012 | 0.0015 |
Intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) = 0.09.
Estimates (β) indicate how likely an outcome is to occur in one context relative to another or one unit increase or decrease in the predictor to a β value increase or decrease in the outcome.
Time of transport (night = 18:00–04:00, morning = 04:00–08:00, day = 8:00–8:00).