Table 6 Effect of dietary treatments on bone mineral density and concentration of broiler tibia bone.
From: The impact of nano zinc on broiler productivity, tibia bone characteristics, and gut microbiota
Item | BMD (g/cm3) | BMC (g) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Zinc oxide level % | Zinc oxide source | ||
100% | CZnO | 0.17c | 0.08c |
50% | CZnO | 0.15d | 0.05d |
25% | CZnO | 0.15d | 0.05d |
100% | NZnO | 0.24a | 0.20a |
50% | NZnO | 0.23b | 0.19ab |
25% | NZnO | 0.23b | 0.18b |
SE of means | ± 0.004 | ± 0.006 | |
Main effects | |||
Source | |||
CZnO | 0.16b | 0.06b | |
NZnO | 0.23a | 0.19a | |
SE of means | ± 0.002 | ± 0.003 | |
Level % | |||
100% | 0.21a | 0.14a | |
50% | 0.19b | 0.12b | |
25% | 0.19b | 0.12b | |
SE of means | ± 0.003 | ± 0.004 | |
Significances | |||
Source of variation | |||
Source effect | *** | *** | |
Level effect | *** | *** | |
Source × level | *** | *** | |
