Table 2.
Summary statistics of dry matter (DMI) and water (WI) intake, average daily gain (ADG), and feed efficiency (FE) data used in the meta-analysis to evaluate the effects of high-salt water in the performance of beef cattle
| Item1 | Mean | SD2 | Minimum | Maximum | n 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMI, g/kg BW0,75 | 97.4 | 27.1 | 30.4 | 148.3 | 83 |
| TDS | 4.3 | 4.2 | 0.1 | 20.1 | |
| SO4:TDS | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.0 | |
| Animal BW, kg | 261.4 | 85.1 | 106.0 | 494.0 | |
| DMI, g/kg BW0,75 | 92.0 | 24.8 | 30.4 | 145.7 | 47 |
| NaCl | 5.4 | 5.0 | 0.1 | 20.1 | |
| SO4:TDS | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 | |
| Animal BW, kg | 252.4 | 87.7 | 165.0 | 494.0 | |
| DMI, g/kg BW0,75 | 104.5 | 28.6 | 33.0 | 148.3 | 36 |
| SO4 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 0.1 | 7.3 | |
| SO4:TDS | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1.0 | |
| Animal BW, kg | 290.0 | 96.2 | 106.0 | 494.0 | |
| WI, g/kg BW0,75 | 465.7 | 153.7 | 156.0 | 904.6 | 105 |
| TDS | 4.1 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 20.1 | |
| SO4:TDS | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.0 | |
| Animal BW, kg | 271.1 | 81.8 | 106.0 | 494.0 | |
| WI, g/kg BW0,75 | 480.8 | 165.9 | 171.8 | 904.6 | 53 |
| NaCl | 5.2 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 20.1 | |
| SO4:TDS | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 | |
| Animal BW, kg | 263.8 | 83.6 | 165.0 | 494.0 | |
| WI, g/kg BW0,75 | 450.3 | 140.0 | 156.0 | 722.9 | 52 |
| SO4 | 3.0 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 7.3 | |
| SO4:TDS | 0.8 | 50.2 | 0.4 | 1.0 | |
| Animal BW, kg | 298.3 | 89.3 | 106.0 | 494.0 | |
| ADG, g/kg BW0,75 | 10.1 | 11.1 | −43.0 | 29.7 | 59 |
| TDS | 4.8 | 4.6 | 0.1 | 20.1 | |
| SO4:TDS | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.0 | |
| Animal BW, kg | 267.2 | 80.8 | 165.0 | 494.0 | |
| FE, kg gain/kg DMI | 0.1 | 0.2 | −1.4 | 0.2 | 56 |
| TDS | 4.3 | 4.1 | 0.1 | 20.1 | |
| SO4:TDS | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.0 | |
| Animal BW, kg | 270.3 | 82.4 | 165.0 | 494.0 |
1TDS, total dissolved solids; SO4:TDS, ratio of sulfates to total dissolved solids; BW, body weight.
2SD, standard deviation.
3n, number of data points included.