Table 2.
Average crate and chamber T (°C) and RH (%) conditions during simulated transport of white-feathered layer pullets exposed to 5 T/RH combinations (−15°C uncontrolled RH, 21°C 30% RH, 21°C 80% RH, 30°C 30% RH, and 30°C 80% RH) for 4 or 8 h duration.
| Crate | T/RH treatments |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| −15 |
21/30 |
21/80 |
30/30 |
30/80 |
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| T | RH | T | RH | T | RH | T | RH | T | RH | |
| 4 h | −13.13 | 75.06 | 24.17 | 41.55 | 23.37 | 73.42 | 31.77 | 29.10 | 32.58 | 74.53 |
| 8 h | −10.90 | 76.17 | 23.14 | 42.51 | 23.29 | 73.88 | 32.11 | 27.06 | 32.53 | 75.28 |
| Chamber | −14.72 | 69.72 | 22.05 | 38.43 | 21.88 | 81.39 | 31.25 | 29.36 | 31.49 | 77.95 |
Abbreviation: T, temperature.