Table 3.

Ambient conditions within the calf house during each batch

	B1	B2	B3	B4	B5	Min SEM	Max SEM	P-value
Mean ambient temperature, °C	15.25d	16.93e	11.84c	6.16a	8.47b	0.041	0.034	<0.001
Mean RH, %	76.05a	81.34b	92.26d	99.22e	91.31c	0.124	0.103	<0.001
Mean THI	58.94d	61.74e	53.41c	43.13a	47.51b	0.068	0.056	<0.001
Minimum ambient temperature, °C	2.56	8.25	2.39	−2.78	−0.60	–	–	–
Maximum ambient temperature, °C	28.60	27.94	24.26	15.45	22.95	–	–	–

a-dRepresent significant differences between the means in each row.