5 thoughts when choosing copper for piglets

27-07-2020 | |
Research trials demonstrate that the addition of HMTBa-chelated copper to nursery diets promotes piglet growth. Photo: Shutterstock
Research trials demonstrate that the addition of HMTBa-chelated copper to nursery diets promotes piglet growth. Photo: Shutterstock
The inclusion of a highly bioavailable source of dietary copper helps to overcome the growth depression in post-weaned piglets and severe economic losses to the producers. Copper methyl hydroxy analogue chelate meets the characteristics needed to be of choice as a source of copper in piglets. Copper has known antibacterial effect beside others, like stimulation of enzymatic activity and systemic effects that indirectly stimulates feed intake and growth. Organic sources of trace minerals result


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