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

Table 4

Effect of zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) on total protein, albumin, globulin, and globulin to albumin ratio (%) at 42 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)	2.92	3.26	3.22	3.36	3.32	0.360
Albumin (g/dL)	1.56	1.46	1.44	1.47	1.47	0.411
Globulin (g/dL)	1.36^b	1.80^a	1.78^a	1.89^a	1.85^a	0.001
G/A ratio	0.87^b	1.23^a	1.24^a	1.28^a	1.25^a	0.001

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