Table 3. Effects of spraying 1 litter of fulvic acid (0.02%) twice per week in nursery pig barns and providing fulvic acid (0.02%) in drinking water in growing barns on ammonia (NH3) and hydrogen sulfide (H2S) production

Item Day: Control Fulvic acid SEM p-value for fulvic acid effect
3 5 8 10 12 3 5 8 10 12
Spraying                        
     NH3 (mg) 8 7 9 9 8 6 5 7 6 6 0.1 < 0.001
Drinking                        
     NH3 (mg) 5 8 4 6 12 4 3 4 6 8 0.7 0.129
     H2S (mg) 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0.5 0.621