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Table 2 Mean values of the Temperature (T) and the Relative Humidity (RH) determined with (WiB) or without (WoB) bath treatments immediately before leaving the farm. Birds were located in one of 6 different container compartments: superior front (SF), inferior front (IF), superior middle (SM), inferior middle (IM), superior rear (SR) and inferior rear (IR)

From: In-transit development of color abnormalities in turkey breast meat during winter season

 

Vehicle compartments

WiB

WoB

Average

#T (°C)

SF

6.28

13.93

10.10b

IF

7.06

14.38

10.72ab

SM

6.47

13.97

10.22b

IM

7.91

15.89

11.90a

SR

6.71

14.27

10.49ab

IR

7.99

15.87

11.93a

CV = 15.62%

Average

7.07B

14.71A

 

$RH (%)

SF

61.77A,c

50.07B,a

55.92

IF

66.60A,c

49.38B,a

57.99

SM

65.93A,c

50.22B,a

58.07

IM

74.39A,ab

50.34B,a

62.36

SR

67.77A,bc

50.73B,a

59.25

IR

75.25A,a

50.66B,a

62.95

CV = 11.74%

Average

68.62

50.23

 
  1. a-cDifferent letters on the same column indicate significant differences, as measured by the Tukey test (P < 0.01). A-B Different letters on the same line indicate significant differences, as measured by the Tukey test (P < 0.01). $ The analyzed variables exhibited interaction to each other (P < 0.01). # The analyzed variables did not exhibit interactions with each other (P ≥ 0.01). n = 32 transport journeys