Table 3.
Experiment 1. Descriptive statistics for transport events 1 for sprinkling method in market weight pigs for both WARM 2 and HOT 3 weather.
| WARM weather; Event, min | Mean | SD 4 | Min 5 | Max 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loading | 32 | 12 | 14 | 65 |
| Wait time at farm | 7 | 6 | 2 | 42 |
| Transport | 156 | 43 | 63 | 280 |
| Wait time at plant | 15 | 13 | 1 | 50 |
| Unloading | 15 | 6 | 5 | 36 |
| Total time | 230 | 52 | 126 | 390 |
| HOT weather | ||||
| Loading | 28 | 11 | 13 | 65 |
| Wait time at farm | 9 | 4 | 1 | 19 |
| Transport | 168 | 41 | 48 | 255 |
| Wait time at plant | 24 | 15 | 5 | 65 |
| Unloading | 24 | 15 | 5 | 65 |
| Total time | 238 | 62 | 56 | 369 |
1 Transport events were loading (the time from when the first pig stepped on to the trailer until the last pig stepped onto the trailer), wait time at the farm (the time from when the last pig stepped onto the trailer until the trailer left the farm), transport (the time from when the trailer left the farm was closed until the truck arrived at the plant), wait time at the plant was defined as the time from when the truck arrived at the plant until the first pig stepped off), unloading (the time from the first pig stepped off the trailer until the last pig stepped off the trailer the trailer).
2 WARM weather was defined as <26.7 °C; based on 50 loads.
3 HOT weather was defined as ≥26.7 °C; based on 92 loads.
4 SD abbreviation for standard deviation.
5 Min abbreviation for minimum.
6 Max abbreviation for maximum.