Table 4 Impact of zinc oxide or selenium nanoparticles on body weight and growth performance of suckling kids.

Live BW (kg)

0^¥

1.79

2.24

2.01

2.52

2.41

0.120^***

0.103^***

0.241^***

30

5.77

6.93

6.85

7.63

7.24

60

8.67

10.75

10.04

11.83

11.44

90

10.90

13.28

12.12

14.66

14.13

Overall

6.78^e

8.30^c

7.76^d

9.16^a

8.81^b

Daily gain (g/d)

0^¥

–

–

–

–

–

4.125^***

3.065^***

7.145^ns

30

132.67

156.33

161.33

170.33

161.00

60

96.67

127.33

106.33

140.00

140.00

90

74.33

84.33

69.33

94.33

89.67

Overall

101.22^d

122.67^bc

112.33^cd

134.89^a

130.22^ab

BW change (%)

0^¥

–

–

–

–

–

7.366^ns

5.473^***

12.759^ns

30

222.35

209.38

240.80

202.78

200.41

60

50.26

55.12

46.57

55.05

58.01

90

25.72

23.53

20.72

23.92

23.51

Overall

99.44

96.01

102.69

93.92

93.98

Survival rate (%)

100

100

100

100

100