Table 6.
Items, ppm | CON | TRT1 | TRT2 | TRT3 | TRT4 | SEM | p-Value | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Linear | Quadratic | |||||||
NH3 | 19.1 | 18.8 | 18.4 | 17.9 | 17.2 | 0.6 | 0.0136 | 0.6179 |
H2S | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 0.1742 | 0.9454 |
Total mercaptans | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.1226 | 0.9519 |
Abbreviation: CON: Basal diet, TRT1: CON + coated organic acid 0.025%, TRT2: CON + coated organic acid 0.050%, TRT3: CON + coated organic acid 0.075%, TRT4: CON + coated organic acid 0.100%, SEM: standard error of means, NH3: ammonia, H2S: hydrogen sulfide.