Journal of Animal Science and Technology

Table 5 Effect of nZnO levels on ruminal microbial populations (n = 4 observations/treatment)

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	SEM^a	P value
Effects	Alfalfa	Maize silage	Control	100 μg g^− 1	200 μg g^− 1	500 μg g^− 1	1000 μg g^− 1	SEM^a	Feed	nZnO	nZnO ^aFeed
Initial_CFU	88.40x	85.20x	87.63a	86.50a	86.38a	86.88a	86.63a	8.27	0.231	0.998	0.923
Final_CFU	4630x	5155y	5350a	5325a	4900a	4725ab	4162b	590	0.009	0.002	0.887

^aData are presented as least square means per treatment ± SEM
Means followed by the letters (x/y/a/b/c/d) in each row are not significantly different at P ≤ 0.05
CFU Colony Forming Unit

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