Zinc and copper oxides: The best combination

It is difficult to find molecules which are more popular than zinc and copper in pig production. Zinc oxide, named ‘vitamin Z’ by veterinarians, has strongly established anti-diarrhoea effects after weaning. A potentiated form of zinc oxide and a new source of copper are now available for the optimal supply of these nutrients which are essential for the animal and for the gut. It has been decades since the pharmacological dosage of zinc oxide, 20 times more than physiological requirements,