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Abstract

Nanotechnology is a far‐reaching technology with tremendous applications in various aspects, including general medicine, veterinary medicine, agriculture, aquaculture, and food production. Nanomaterials have exceptional physicochemical characteristics, including increased intestinal absorption, biodistribution, bioavailability, and improved antimicrobial and catalytic properties. Although nanotechnology is gaining ground in animal management, husbandry, and production, its wide use is still hampered by occasional toxicity and side effects. Zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO‐NPs) have long been utilized in animal production, aquaculture, and pet animal medicine. However, the use ZnO‐NPs in animals has been associated with reports of toxicity and side effects. ZnO‐NPs may have shown numerous beneficial effects in animals; its use must be regulated with care to avoid unwanted consequences. Thus, this review emphasizes the usage of ZnO‐NPs in animal production and laboratory animals and the potential side effects associated with the use of nanoparticles as a feed supplement and therapeutic compound.

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Title
Beneficial and toxicological aspects of zinc oxide nanoparticles in animals
Author
Heshu Sulaiman Rahman 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Hemn Hassan Othman 2 ; Rasedee Abdullah 3 ; Hareth Yahya Ahmed Shujaa Edin 4 ; Nagi A. AL‐Haj 5 

 Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, University of Sulaimani, Sulaimaniyah, Republic of Iraq; Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Komar University of Science and Technology, Sulaimaniyah, Republic of Iraq 
 Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, University of Sulaimani, Sulaimaniyah, Republic of Iraq 
 Department of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosis, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Malaysia 
 Institute of Bioscience, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Malaysia 
 Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sana'a University, Sana'a, Yemen 
Pages
1769-1779
Section
OTHER
Publication year
2022
Publication date
Jul 2022
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
e-ISSN
20531095
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2691757871
Copyright
© 2022. This work is published under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.