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. 2011 Aug 25;8(9):3514–3527. doi: 10.3390/ijerph8093514

Table 4.

Comparison of the environment parameters for Treatments 1 and 2, February 2004.

Parameters Treatment 1 Treatment 2 t

NS Mean S.D Mean S.D
Thermal Environment Air Speed (m/s) 8 0.178 0.46 0.89 0.24 −7.67 ***
Temperature (°C) 8 19.52 0.46 10.66 1.10 20.96 ***
Humidity (%) 8 75.3 11.0 51.90 14.0 3.71 ***
AEI 8 1470 207 550 142 10.35 ***

Gas Environment NH3 (ppm) 8 6.95 1.50 3.41 0.70 6.05 ***
CO2 (ppm) 8 26.59 1113 920 399 4.16 ***

ACTH (pg/mL) 8 30.24 4.85 36.6 7.11 −2.09 ***

ADG (g/day) 8 862 22.4 799 23.4 5.42 ***

FE (D’less) 8 0.43 0.146 0.32 0.006 2.14 ***

Animal Behavior Lying 1) 8 20.9 6.79 21.75 7.38 −0.247
Standing 8 7.50 5.65 7.88 5.64 −0.133
Sitting 8 5.25 1.38 4.125 2.23 1.210
Drinking 8 3.00 1.51 2.63 1.06 0.574
Eating 8 3.12 1.55 2.00 0.53 1.938
Fighting 8 0.25 0.71 1.63 2.33 −1.60
***

p < 0.001;

**

p < 0.01;

*

p < 0.05;

1)

sternal recumbency.