Table 5.
Effect of perch type and height on occurrence of footpad dermatitis (FPD) at 1, 3, 5 weeks of ages
| Score | Weeks |
| 1 | 3 | 5 |
| Perch type | | | |
| Wood | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.25b |
| Steel | 0.00 | 0.01 | 1.30b |
| Plastic | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.65a |
| SEM | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.08 |
| Perch height | | | |
| 10 cm | 0.00 | 0.01 | 1.43 |
| 30 cm | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.37 |
| SEM | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.06 |
| Perch type*Height | | | |
| Wood | 10 cm | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.36 |
| 30 cm | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.14 |
| Steel | 10 cm | 0.00 | 0.02 | 1.32 |
| 30 cm | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.29 |
| Plastic | 10 cm | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.63 |
| 30 cm | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.68 |
| SEM | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.11 |
| P-values | | | |
| Perch type | 0.000 | 0.369 | 0.001 |
| Perch height | 0.000 | 0.318 | 0.457 |
| Interaction | 0.000 | 0.369 | 0.773 |