Table A.3.
Results Wilcoxon rank-sum test (z-statistic and P-value) regarding the feed conversion rate after excluding intervention flocks one by one.
| All | −1 | −2 | −3 | −4 | −5 | −6 | −7 | −8 | −9 | −10 | −11 | −12 | −13 | −14 | −15 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | −0.798 (0.425) | −0.775 (0.439) | −0.745 (0.456) | −0.707 (0.480) | −0.655 (0.513) | −0.577 (0.564) | −0.447 (0.655) | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 2 | −0.999 (0.318) | −0.985 (0.324) | −0.970 (0.332) | −0.954 (0.340) | −0.426 (0.670) | −0.103 (0.918) | 0.394 (0.694) | 0.000 (1.000) | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 3 | −0.898 (0.369) | −0.795 (0.427) | −0.736 (0.462) | −0.734 (0.463) | −0.733 (0.464) | −0.732 (0.464) | −0.549 (0.583) | −0.524 (0.600) | −0.246 (0.806) | 0.150 (0.881) | 0.150 (0.881) | 0.782 (0.434) | 1.485 (0.138) | NA | NA | NA |
| 0.944 (0.345) | 1.034 (0.301) | 0.715 (0.474) | 0.642 (0.521) | 1.098 (0.272) | 0.855 (0.392) | 0.519 (0.604) | 0.335 (0.737) | 1.514 (0.130) | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |
| 5 | −0.408 (0.683) | −0.293 (0.770) | −0.053 (0.958) | 0.231 (0.817) | 0.575 (0.565) | 1.000 (0.317) | 0.893 (0.372) | 0.756 (0.450) | 0.570 (0.569) | −0.293 (0.770) | 1.091 (0.275) | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 6 | 0.375 (0.708) | 0.201 (0.841) | 0.434 (0.664) | 0.826 (0.409) | 0.775 (0.438) | 0.429 (0.668) | 0.962 (0.336) | 0.548 (0.584) | 0.000 (1.000) | −0.258 (0.796) | −1.333 (0.182) | −1.500 (0.134) | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 7 | −1.608 (0.108) | −1.519 (0.129) | −1.414 (0.157) | −1.291 (0.197) | −1.000 (0.317) | −0.641 (0.522) | −0.913 (0.361) | −0.426 (0.670) | −0.516 (0.606) | −1.000 (0.317) | −1.000 (0.317) | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 8 | 2.258 (0.024)* | 2.128 (0.033)* | 2.062 (0.039)* | 1.903 (0.057)† | 1.723 (0.085)† | 1.612 (0.107) | 1.536 (0.125) | 1.389 (0.165) | 1.214 (0.225) | 0.857 (0.391) | 1.056 (0.291) | 0.567 (0.571) | 0.570 (0.569) | 0.293 (0.770) | −0.218 (0.827) | NA |
| 9 | 1.771 (0.077)† | 1.636 (0.102) | 1.486 (0.137) | 1.317 (0.188) | 1.125 (0.261) | 1.308 (0.191) | 1.086 (0.277) | 0.826 (0.409) | 0.518 (0.605) | 0.143 (0.886) | −0.321 (0.748) | −0.367 (0.714) | −0.215 (0.830) | 0.000 (1.000) | 0.671 (0.502) | −0.505 (0.614) |
| 10 | 1.405 (0.160) | 1.377 (0.169) | 1.346 (0.179) | 1.309 (0.191) | 1.354 (0.176) | 1.315 (0.189) | 1.759 (0.079)† | 1.749 (0.080)† | 1.507 (0.132) | 1.473 (0.141) | 2.149 (0.032)* | 2.200 (0.028)* | 2.084 (0.037)* | 2.172 (0.030)* | 2.058 (0.040)* | 1.537 (0.124) |
| 11 | 1.695 (0.090)† | 1.448 (0.148) | 1.535 (0.125) | 1.216 (0.224) | 1.218 (0.223) | 2.079 (0.038)* | 1.709 (0.087)† | 1.171 (0.242) | 1.528 (0.127) | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 12 | 0.315 (0.753) | 0.695 (0.487) | 1.034 (0.301) | 1.319 (0.187) | 1.361 (0.174) | 0.818 (0.413) | 0.262 (0.793) | 1.167 (0.243) | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 13 | −0.832 (0.405) | −0.816 (0.414) | −0.798 (0.425) | −0.775 (0.439) | −0.745 (0.456) | −0.707 (0.480) | −0.655 (0.513) | −0.577 (0.564) | −0.447 (0.655) | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 14 | 0.841 (0.401) | 0.579 (0.563) | 1.034 (0.301) | 1.319 (0.187) | 1.701 (0.089)† | 1.228 (0.220) | 2.095 (0.036)* | 1.556 (0.120) | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 15 | −1.367 (0.172) | −1.063 (0.288) | −1.144 (0.253) | −1.038 (0.299) | −0.596 (0.552) | −1.098 (0.272) | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 16 | −1.403 (0.161) | −1.499 (0.134) | −1.407 (0.159) | −1.302 (0.193) | −1.061 (0.289) | −0.904 (0.366) | −0.857 (0.391) | −0.480 (0.631) | 0.000 (1.000) | 0.426 (0.670) | 1.291 (0.197) | 2.000 (0.046)* | 1.500 (0.134) | NA | NA | NA |
| 17 | 2.470 (0.014)* | 2.561 (0.010)* | 3.111 (0.002)** | 3.081 (0.002)** | 2.943 (0.003)** | 2.893 (0.004)** | 2.840 (0.005)** | 2.781 (0.005)** | 2.717 (0.007)** | 2.449 (0.014)* | 2.089 (0.037)* | 1.549 (0.121) | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 18 | 1.958 (0.050)† | 1.852 (0.064)† | 1.853 (0.064)† | 2.000 (0.046)* | 1.868 (0.062)† | 1.890 (0.059)† | 1.709 (0.087)† | 1.464 (0.143) | 1.091 (0.275) | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 19 | 2.018 (0.044)* | 1.997 (0.046)* | 1.729 (0.084) | 1.358 (0.175) | 0.789 (0.430) | 1.508 (0.132) | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 20 | −3.258 (0.001)** | −3.148 (0.002)** | −3.021 (0.003)** | −2.867 (0.004)** | −2.676 (0.007)** | −2.430 (0.015)* | −2.093 (0.036)* | −1.575 (0.115) | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
†
P ≤ 0.10, *P ≤ 0.05, and **P ≤ 0.01.