a–dMeans within a column and for each experiment without a common superscript differ significantly (P <
0.05).
1TR 1 = feed was available during the whole experiment; TR 2 = feed withdrawal during the whole experiment;
TR 3 = feed withdrawal for 10 h, and the broilers were caught and transported; TR 4 = feed was available until
the moment that the broilers were caught and transported; TR 5 = feed was available during the feed intervention
but removed during the transport intervention.
2Number of observations per mean.