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Table 2 Effect of nZnO levels on ruminal pH and redox (after 72 h of incubation)

From: In vitro evaluation of nano zinc oxide (nZnO) on mitigation of gaseous emissions

Effects

Alfalfa

Maize silage

Control

100 μg g−1

200 μg g− 1

500 μg g− 1

1000 μg g− 1

SEMa

P value

Feed

nZnO

nZnOa

Feed

pH

7.22x

6.94y

7.09a

7.07a

7.08a

7.07a

7.08a

0.001

<.0001

0.644

0.401

Redox

-300x

-301x

-301a

-301a

-300a

-302a

-299a

9.004

0.748

0.947

0.217

  1. aData’s are presented as least square means per treatment ± SEM
  2. Means followed by the same letters (x/y/a/b/c/d) in each row are not significantly different at P ≤ 0.05