Abstract
Nanotechnology has opened up new vistas for applications in almost all the disciplines of veterinary and animal sciences. Zinc oxide (ZnO) has been used as an alternative to antibiotics in animal feed. It has also been widely used for wound healing and various skin disorders. Recently ZnO nanoparticles (NPs) have attracted attention owing to their unique features. There can be numerous applications of ZnO NPs due to their antibacterial, antineoplastic, wound healing, ultraviolet scattering and angiogenic properties. These have also been used to promote tissue repair, as a food preservative and as feed additive. This paper reviews the recent developments in ZnO NPs research and its potential for application in animal health and production.
Highlights
Nanotechnology has become the forefront of research and has the tremendous potential to revolutionize the livestock sector
Zinc oxide (ZnO) NPs have been used in tissue repair, as food preservative and as feed additive (Figure 1)
Among the metal oxide nanoparticles, the ZnO NPs have been commonly used for their antimicrobial properties
Summary
Nanotechnology has become the forefront of research and has the tremendous potential to revolutionize the livestock sector. There can be numerous potential applications of ZnO NPs in veterinary sciences due to their antibacterial, antineoplastic, wound healing and angiogenic properties. ZnO NPs have been used in tissue repair, as food preservative and as feed additive (Figure 1). Numerous conditions in animals where ZnO NPs may play role and the potential uses of ZnO NPs as food preservative and feed additive have been described.
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