Table 3.
Average initial and final body weight of broilers kept on 2 different flooring systems of 4 different fattening periods (repetitions).
| Fattening period | Floor type | Day | n | Mean | SD | 95%-CI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer | Littered | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Part. perforated | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||
| Fall | Littered | 0 | 50 | 41.42 | 3.59 | [40.40];[42.44] |
| Part. perforated | 50 | 39.66 | 2.41 | [38.97];[40.35] | ||
| Winter | Littered | 0 | 50 | 43.82 | 3.35 | [42.87];[44.77] |
| Part. perforated | 50 | 41.86 | 3.02 | [41.00];[42.72] | ||
| Spring | Littered | 0 | 50 | 41.86 | 2.94 | [41.03];[42.69] |
| Part. perforated | 50 | 42.06 | 2.83 | [41.26];[42.87] | ||
| Summer | Littered | 31 | 20 | 2,007.35 | 253.10 | [1,888.90];[2,125.81] |
| Part. perforated | 20 | 1,904.20 | 227.72 | [1,797.62];[2,010.78] | ||
| Fall | Littered | 32 | 20 | 2,058.05 | 184.23 | [1,971.83];[2,144.27] |
| Part. perforated | 20 | 2,117.60 | 235.27 | [2,007.49];[2,227.71] | ||
| Winter | Littered | 32 | 20 | 2,101.55 | 208.83 | [2,003.81];[2,199.29] |
| Part. Perforated | 20 | 2,134.85 | 236.70 | [2,024.07];[2,245.63] | ||
| Spring | Littered | 32 | 20 | 1,930.40 | 244.26 | [1,816.09];[2,044.72] |
| Part. Perforated | 20 | 1,963.75 | 241.77 | [1,850.60];[2,076.90] |
The table contains the number of animals (n), mean values (mean), standard deviations of mean values (SD), and 95% confidence intervals (95% CI).
N/A, not available, the data were not collected during the summer fattening period.