Effects of replacing pharmacological levels of dietary zinc oxide with lower dietary levels of zinc oxide nanoparticles for weaned piglets

An abstract of a study by Wang et al comparing the effects of nano-ZnO with conventional ZnO in piglets is presented. The results indicated that the nano-ZnO product in low dosage (450 mg/kg) has potential to exhibit beneficial effects, in weaned pigs, which are similar to or better than that of pha...

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Published in:Journal of animal science 2017-08, Vol.95, p.187
Main Authors: Wang, M, Wang, B, Liu, L, Zhu, J, Zou, J, Leng, D
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animal care
Diet
Dietary supplements
Dosage
Excretion
Hogs
Nanoparticles
Pharmacology
Zinc
Zinc oxide
Zinc oxides
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Summary:An abstract of a study by Wang et al comparing the effects of nano-ZnO with conventional ZnO in piglets is presented. The results indicated that the nano-ZnO product in low dosage (450 mg/kg) has potential to exhibit beneficial effects, in weaned pigs, which are similar to or better than that of pharmacological dosage (3,000 mg/kg) of conventional ZnO. Zinc oxide nanoparticles may reduce Zn excretion, which consequently may lower the environmental challenges.
ISSN:0021-8812
1525-3163