ReviewThe veterinary quarterly2022
The effect of metal-containing nanoparticles on the health, performance and production of livestock animals and poultry.
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- Evaluation of dietary curcumin-loaded mesoporous silica nanoparticles on growth, blood biochemistry, gut barrier integrity and enteric gas emissions in weaned piglets.Veterinary and animal science · 2026Article
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- A review of the iron requirements and its determination in commercial poultry.Animal nutrition (Zhongguo xu mu shou yi xue hui) · 2026Review
- Extracellular synthesis of CeNPs and ZnNPs using thermophilic3 Biotech · 2026Article
- Salmonella infection in chickens: pathogen, pathogenesis, and dietary non-drug feed additives as alternatives to antibiotics - a comprehensive review.Folia microbiologica · 2026Review
- Nanotechnology-Enabled Approaches in Poultry Coccidiosis Management: Advances, Challenges, and Future Perspectives.Poultry science · 2026Review
- Electrospraying and Nano-Enabled Edible Films for Food Preservation: Controlled Release, Antimicrobial Function, and Future Horizons.Food science & nutrition · 2026Review
- Comparative effects of different zinc sources and inclusion levels on growth performance, antioxidant status, and meat quality in fattening lambs.Tropical animal health and production · 2026Article
- Green-synthesized gold nanoparticles: as emerging tools to combat antimicrobial resistance and therapeutic applications in poultry.Veterinary research communications · 2026Review
- From Genetic Engineering to Preclinical Safety: A Study on Recombinant Human Interferons.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Article
- Applications of Nanotechnology in Ruminant Animal Production: Advances, Challenges, and Future Prospects.Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Effect of Nano-Selenium on Intestinal Oxidative Stress Induced by HAntioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- The Emerging Roles of Nanoparticles in Managing the Environmental Stressors in Horticulture Crops-A Review.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Metallic, carbon-based, and polymeric nanomaterials: transforming dairy farming practices for sustainability.Food chemistry: X · 2025Review
- Use of Metallic Nanoparticles Against Eimeria-the Coccidiosis-Causing Agents: A Comprehensive Review.Biological trace element research · 2025Review
- Ruminal digestion, gastrointestinal microbial profile, and metabolic pathways after the introduction of silicon-containing ultrafine particles into bull.Veterinary world · 2025Article
- The use of silver nanoparticles in pigs - An invited review.Veterinarni medicina · 2025Review
- Metal contamination - a global environmental issue: sources, implications & advances in mitigation.RSC advances · 2025Review
- Effects of Dietary Nano-Composite of Copper and Carbon on Antioxidant Capacity, Immunity, and Cecal Microbiota of Weaned Ira White Rabbits.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Article
- The effects of short-term intake of dietary zinc nanoparticles on plasma mineral and antioxidant status, nutrient digestibility, and intestinal microbiota in lambs.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2025Article
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Abstract
The application of high doses of mineral feed additives in the form of inorganic salts increases the growth performance of animals, but at the same, due to their low bioavailability, can contaminate the environment. Therefore, there is a need to find a replacement of administering high doses of minerals with an equally effective alternative. The application of lower doses of metal-containing nanoparticles with the same effect on animal production could be a potential solution. In the present review, zinc, silver, copper, gold, selenium, and calcium nanoparticles are discussed as potential feed additives for animals. Production of nanoparticles under laboratory conditions using traditional chemical and physical methods as well as green and sustainable methods - biosynthesis has been described. Special attention has been paid to the biological properties of nanoparticles, as well as their effect on animal health and performance. Nano-minerals supplemented to animal feed (poultry, pigs, ruminants, rabbits) acting as growth-promoting, immune-stimulating and antimicrobial agents have been highlighted. Metal nanoparticles are known to exert a positive effect on animal performance, productivity, carcass traits through blood homeostasis maintenance, intestinal microflora, oxidative damage prevention, enhancement of immune responses, etc. Metal-containing nanoparticles can also be a solution for nutrient deficiencies in animals (higher bioavailability and absorption) and can enrich animal products with microelements like meat, milk, or eggs. Metal-containing nanoparticles are proposed to partially replace inorganic salts as feed additives. However, issues related to their potential toxicity and safety to livestock animals, poultry, humans, and the environment should be carefully investigated.
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