Replacing ZnO requires a combined approach

Time is running out to find solutions that could be used to replace therapeutic, high-level zinc oxide in weaned piglets. The EU will ban the use of medicinal levels of zinc oxide in 2022. It is becoming increasingly clear that zinc oxide cannot be replaced by a single product. So a combination of strategies is needed. Zinc is an essential trace element which is part of several enzymes and it is involved in many metabolic processes. For instance, zinc is involved in protein synthesis and carboh