Table 2.
Effect of zinc type on zinc digested and coefficient of zinc digestibility of broilers.
| Control | M-Zn 1 | Nano-ZnO 1 | M-Nano-ZnO 1 | SEM 2 | p Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zn COD 3 d21 | 0.635 b,c | 0.685 a,b | 0.607 c | 0.702 a | 0.021 | 0.003 |
| Zn digested d21 (g/kg) | 52.7 c | 67.8 a | 44.3 d | 63.0 b | 1.83 | <0.001 |
| Zn COD d35 | 0.662 a,b | 0.632 b,c | 0.596 c | 0.691 a | 0.018 | 0.003 |
| Zn digested d35 (g/kg) | 53.6 a | 49.8 a | 35.2 b | 51.1 a | 1.40 | <0.001 |
1 M-Zn = methionine-Zinc chelate; Nano-ZnO = nano zinc oxide; M-Nano-ZnO = methionine coated nano zinc oxide; 2 SEM = standard error of the mean; 3 COD = coefficient of digestibility. Superscript letters denote significant differences within rows