Table 3.
Summary of ambient and indoor temperature, relative humidity (RH), and ventilation rate (VR) in the conventional cage (CC), aviary (AV), and enriched colony (EC) houses.
| Variable | Ambient | CC | AV | EC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temperature, °C | 8.9 ± 11.2 | 24.6 ± 1.9 | 26.7 ± 1.1 | 25.2 ± 1.3 |
| (9.9 ± 10.6 / 8.1 ± 11.8) | (24.7 ± 1.9/24.4 ± 2.0) | (26.9 ± 1.2/26.6 ± 1.0) | (25.1 ± 1.5/25.3 ± 1.1) | |
| RH,% | 71 ± 14 | 57 ± 9 | 54 ± 7 | 56 ± 9 |
| (68 ± 14/73 ± 14) | (54 ± 8/60 ± 8) | (52 ± 8/55 ± 7) | (54 ± 9/58 ± 8) | |
| VR, m3/h/hen | - | 1.9 ± 1.6 | 1.9 ± 1.8 | 2.2 ± 2.0 |
| (1.9 ± 1.6/1.8 ± 1.5) | (1.8 ± 1.8/1.9 ± 1.8) | (2.1 ± 1.9/2.2 ± 2.0) |
Note: Values outside the parenthesis are mean±SD for both flocks, and those in the parenthesis are respective mean±SD values for flock 1 (before slash) and flock 2 (after slash).