Table 4.
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;
sternal recumbency.