Table 7.
Effect of Ractopamine on cumulative gas emissions per unit of HCW in beef cattle
| Treatment1 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CON | RAC | SEM | P-value | |
| NH3, g/kg HCW | 13.19 | 11.33 | 0.37 | 0.013 |
| CH4, g/kg HCW | 39.62 | 37.71 | 4.37 | 0.626 |
| CO2, kg/kg HCW | 2.25 | 2.14 | 0.11 | 0.503 |
| H2S, g/kg HCW | 0.025 | 0.023 | 0.002 | 0.348 |
1Treatments: CON = finishing ration containing no RAC (Control); RAC = finishing ration containing 27.3 g/907 kg RAC DM basis (Ractopamine).