Table 3. Skin temperature of broilers under different materials of crates and transportation in summer

Transportation Type of crate Skin temperature (°C)
X Iron 41.23
Plastic 39.25
O Iron 43.53
Plastic 41.63
SEM 0.239
Main effect
Transportation
 X 40.24
 O 42.58
SEM 0.341
Type of crate
 Iron 42.38
 Plastic 40.44
SEM 0.383
p-value
 Transportation < 0.001
 Type of crate 0.002
 Transportation × type of crate 0.939