Determination of the Optimal Level of Dietary Zinc for Newly Weaned Pigs: A Dose-Response Study

One hundred and eighty individually housed piglets with an initial body weight of 7.63 ± 0.98 kg (at 28 days of age) were fed a diet containing either 153, 493, 1022, 1601, 2052 or 2407 mg zinc/kg (added Zn as zinc oxide; ZnO) from day 0–21 post weaning to determine the optimal level of Zn for weane...

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Main Authors: Sally V. Hansen, Natalja P. Nørskov, Jan V. Nørgaard, Tofuko A. Woyengo, Hanne D. Poulsen, Tina S. Nielsen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-06-01
Series:Animals
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/12/12/1552