Dietary zinc source impacts intestinal morphology and oxidative stress in young broilers

Dietary zinc source impacts intestinal morphology and oxidative stress in young broilers

ABSTRACT: Zinc is an essential nutritional trace element for all forms of life as it plays an important role in numerous biological processes. In poultry, zinc is provided by in-feed supplementation, mainly as zinc oxide or zinc sulfate. Alternatively zinc can be supplemented as organic sources, whi...

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Main Authors: Annatachja De Grande, Saskia Leleu, Evelyne Delezie, Christof Rapp, Stefaan De Smet, Evy Goossens, Freddy Haesebrouck, Filip Van Immerseel, Richard Ducatelle
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-01-01
Series:Poultry Science
Subjects:
zinc amino acid complex
broiler
intestinal morphology
microbiota
oxidative stress
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0032579119578889

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