In Equations (4) and (5), it should be noted that the predictor variables temperature and THI showed a tendency towards significance, and thus the improvement in precision was only slightly missed. 4.
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Estimates of Water Consumption of Growing Pigs under Practical Conditions Based on Climate and Performance Data.
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The Spearman correlation coefficient showed a highly significant correlation between the measured water consumption and the respective predictor variables for all six derived equations.
The surface temperature of the slatted floor showed a slightly increasing trend with a maximum in week 6, which was comparable to the temperature development in the compartments ( Appendix A , Figure A7 ). 3.1.