Table 1. Influence of crating density and weather conditions on live bird weight losses and carcass traits of broilers during transportation

Crating density1)	Weather2)	Body weight loss (g)	Dressing ratio (%)	Relative breast meat weight (g)
Low	Low	82.95c	88.72	31.64
Medium		42.95b	90.00	30.37
High		40.28b	89.60	29.54
Low	High	20.27a	89.95	28.96
Medium		29.06ab	90.00	29.03
High		46.40b	89.90	30.11
SEM		1.724	0.143	0.297
Main effect
Crating density
Low		51.61b	89.33	30.30
Medium		36.01a	90.00	29.70
High		43.34ab	89.75	29.83
SEM		2.987	0.248	0.515
Weather
Low		55.39	89.44	30.52
High		31.91	89.95	29.36
SEM		2.439	0.203	0.420
p-value
Crating density		0.004	0.176	0.688
Weather		< 0.001	0.088	0.063
Crating density × weather		< 0.001	0.205	0.097

Low, 20 birds/crate (0.039 m²/bird); Medium, 25 birds/crate (0.031 m²/bird); High, 30 birds/crate (0.026 m²/bird).
Low, low air temperature (−1°C); High, high air temperature (30°C).
Values with different superscripts in the same row were significantly different (p < 0.05).