Effect of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles in Drinking Water on Growth Rate, Biochemical Parameters, and Intestinal Histology of Broilers

Table 3

Effect of zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) on total protein, albumin, globulin, and globulin to albumin ratio (%) at 35 days of age.

Items	Groups					p value
	Control NDW	NDW with 60 ppm/L	NDW with 80 ppm/L	NDW with 100 ppm/L	NDW with 120 ppm/L
		ZnO NP	ZnO NP	ZnO NP	ZnO NP
Total protein (g/dL)	2.87	3.04	3.15	3.37	3.20	0.258
Albumin (g/dL)	1.31	1.47	1.41	1.40	1.39	0.305
Globulin (g/dL)	1.56^b	1.57^b	1.74^a	1.97^a	1.80^a	0.002
G/A ratio	1.19^b	1.09^b	1.32^a	1.40^a	1.29^a	0.005

^a,b,cMeans in the same column differ significantly (). NDW: normal drinking water.