Efficacy of zinc nanoparticle supplementation on ruminal environment in lambs
Zn-NP supplementation up to 70 d improved feed-use efficiency and influenced ammonia-N concentration and activities of hydrolases in the rumen. The active ruminal fermentation affected the health of the ruminal papillae and epithelium in the lambs, regardless of the application's form, dose, or duration. However, by affecting rumen microbial fermentation, Zn-NPs could alter fermentation patterns, thereby increasing the capacity of host rumen epithelial cells to transport short-chain fatty acids.
Authors
- Klára Mikulová (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-4698-7348)
- Zora Váradyová (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3675-8641)
- Daniel Petrič (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9094-6358)
- Klaudia Čobanová (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5842-1965)
- Anna Łukomska (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5046-7416)
- Piotr Pawlak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3489-1684)
- Dominika Mravčáková (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9070-0558)
- Pavel Kopel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4216-9544)
- Adam Cieślak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7518-579X)
- Pola Sidoruk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-5398-4277)
- Szymon Kotwica
- Alexandra Bombárová
Institutions
- Slovak Academy of Sciences (SK)
- University of Veterinary Medicine in Košice (SK)
- Institute of Animal Biochemistry and Genetics of the Slovak Academy of Sciences (SK)
- University of Life Sciences in Poznań (PL)
- Palacký University Olomouc (CZ)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Veterinary Research
- Published
- 2024-09-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12917-024-04281-8
- Citations
- 10
- Primary Topic
- Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.68
Funders
- Agentúra na Podporu Výskumu a Vývoja
- Uniwersytet Przyrodniczy w Poznaniu
- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, Poznań University of Life Sciences