Table 3.
Arithmetic means (±SD) of the proportion of pigs performing each posture during transport according to the loading density
| Loading density1 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Behavior | D200 | D235 | D270 | P |
| Lying, % | 77.3 ± 20.8a | 69.6 ± 24.6a | 63.0 ± 26.0b | 0.05 |
| Standing, % | 9.0 ± 14.2 | 9.0 ± 15.3 | 7.7 ± 11.9 | 0.71 |
| Sitting, % | 13.5 ± 12.0b | 19.4 ± 14.1ab | 29.0 ± 19.5a | 0.03 |
| OP2, % | 0.2 ± 0.6 | 0.1 ± 0.6 | 0.2 ± 0.7 | — |
a,bWithin a row, means lacking a common superscript letter differ (P < 0.05).
1D200: 200 kg/m2; D235: 235 kg/m2; D270: 270 kg/m2.
2OP: other postures