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Table 10 Air temperature and night/day temperature range during the rearing period (R) and the fattening period (F)

From: Provision of straw by a foraging tower –effect on tail biting in weaners and fattening pigs

Batch

Period

Air temperature [C°]

Day/night temperature range [C°]

n

mean

min

max

SD

n

mean

min

max

SD

1

R

6337

25.91

22.60

35.30

2.23

66

3.62

0.7

8.15

2.06

1

F

6117

22.79

18.40

29.15

1.67

65

3.68

1.20

7.10

1.36

2

R

3595

24.35

21.90

28.90

1.48

42

0.73

0.40

1.35

0.22

2

F

8058

21.24

16.4

29.00

2.21

85

2.12

0.90

11.15

1.52

3

R

4080

23.59

18.30

27.50

1.20

43

1.06

0.45

4.65

0.84

3

F

4057

20.17

17.05

26.30

1.58

43

3.43

1.00

7.95

1.89

4

R

4697

24.64

21.20

29.10

1.34

50

1.71

0.50

5.70

1.25

4

F

7811

23.60

19.00

34.50

2.49

82

4.17

0.90

11.10

2.44