Table I.

Distribution of in-transit loss (mortality rate per pig marketed per producer per day) and environmental temperature for the percentiles of stocking density of market pigs shipped to the 3 largest Ontario packing plants in June through August 2003 in 3 temperature categories

Percentile	Stocking density (m2/pig)	Average dry temperature (ºC)	Mortality/pig marketed (%)
Temperature < 21°C
0–9	0.338 to < 0.391	15.9	0.05
10–29	0.391 to < 0.413	17.2	0.18
30–49	0.413 to < 0.433	17.9	0.22
50–69	0.433 to < 0.459	17.8	0.26
70–89	0.459 to < 0.505	17.7	0.12
90–100	0.505 to ≤ 0.610	17.4	0.14
Temperature 21°C to 24.9°C
0–9	0.362 to < 0.402	23.0	0.18
10–29	0.402 to < 0.427	23.3	0.29
30–49	0.427 to < 0.441	23.0	0.17
50–69	0.441 to < 0.461	23.0	0.24
70–89	0.461 to < 0.505	23.1	0.23
90–100	0.505 to ≤ 0.606	23.2	0.06
Temperature 25°C to 34.2°C
0–9	0.370 to < 0.415	26.9	0.40
10–29	0.415 to < 0.433	27.4	0.37
30–49	0.433 to < 0.448	27.5	0.43
50–69	0.448 to < 0.465	27.3	0.47
70–89	0.465 to < 0.505	27.8	0.31
90–100	0.505 to ≤ 0.606	28.3	0.76