Table 5.
Lesions and health measures observed in the study in the two buildings.
| LMI | UM | NV | MV | Estimate | p-Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | ||||
| T1 (40 kg) | |||||||
| Ear LSI | 0–200 | 29.6 | 22.9 | 33.9 | 20.3 | 1.0 | 0.5847 |
| Front LSI | 0–200 | 18.1 | 9.1 | 11.5 | 10.4 | 7.7 | 0.0749 |
| Tail LSI | 0–200 | 24.8 | 11.4 | 11.5 | 12.3 | 13.7 | 0.0096 |
| Tear staining | 0–200 | 1.7 | 3.2 | 60.7 | 21.2 | −59.0 | <0.0001 |
| Dirtiness | 0–200 | 16.0 | 23.6 | 110.0 | 73.8 | −94.0 | <0.0001 |
| T2 (100 kg) | |||||||
| Ear LSI | 0–200 | 43.3 | 39.7 | 42.0 | 21.8 | 1.0 | 0.9252 |
| Front LSI | 0–200 | 24.7 | 25.2 | 32.0 | 10.8 | 1.0 | 0.4498 |
| Middle LSI | 0–200 | 11.3 | 14.4 | 14.7 | 8.2 | 1.0 | 0.5627 |
| Hindquarter LSI | 0–200 | 13.3 | 16.6 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 1.0 | 0.7417 |
| Tail LSI | 0–200 | 27.3 | 14.6 | 34.7 | 15.0 | 1.0 | 0.2790 |
| Dirtiness | 0–200 | 119.3 | 78.2 | 118.0 | 40.9 | 1.0 | 0.9617 |
| T3 (160 kg) | |||||||
| Ear LSI | 0–200 | 14.7 | 17.2 | 18.7 | 13.6 | 1.0 | 0.5647 |
| Front LSI | 0–200 | 26.0 | 13.5 | 14.0 | 13.1 | 1.0 | 0.0900 |
| Middle LSI | 0–200 | 14.0 | 13.9 | 18.0 | 15.1 | 0.2 | 0.3740 |
| Tail LSI | 0–200 | 6.0 | 8.6 | 10.7 | 12.3 | 1.1 | 0.3524 |
| Dirtiness | 0–200 | 200.0 | 0.0 | 192.7 | 15.2 | 1.0 | 0.1349 |
UM = unit of measurement; NV = naturally ventilated building; MV = mechanical ventilated building.