Table 5 Effect of dietary treatments on tibia bone ash and minerals.
From: The impact of nano zinc on broiler productivity, tibia bone characteristics, and gut microbiota
Item | Ash (%) | Calcium (mg/dl) | Phosphorus (mg/dl) | Zinc (µg/dl) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Zinc oxide level % | Zinc oxide source | ||||
100% | CZnO | 46.67ab | 37.42b | 20.60b | 236b |
50% | CZnO | 43.57bc | 35.92b | 18.49c | 227bc |
25% | CZnO | 42.33c | 34.88b | 17.85c | 216c |
100% | NZnO | 50.01a | 43.89a | 22.83a | 254a |
50% | NZnO | 50.33a | 42.66a | 22.43a | 250a |
25% | NZnO | 49.67a | 42.64a | 22.09a | 250a |
SE of means | ± 1.22 | ± 1.50 | ± 0.28 | ± 5.01 | |
Main effects | |||||
Source | |||||
CZnO | 44.25b | 37.25b | 19.13b | 227b | |
NZnO | 49.40a | 41.40a | 21.90a | 248a | |
SE of means | ± 0.88 | ± 1.37 | ± 0.51 | ± 4.18 | |
Level % | |||||
100% | 48.33 | 40.67 | 21.67 | 245 | |
50% | 47 | 39.33 | 20.5 | 238 | |
25% | 46.01 | 38.67 | 19.83 | 233 | |
SE of means | ± 1.07 | ± 1.65 | ± 0.62 | ± 5.04 | |
Significances | |||||
Source of variation | |||||
Source effect | *** | *** | *** | *** | |
Level effect | NS | NS | NS | NS | |
Source × level | *** | *** | *** | *** | |
