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