Optimal dietary copper requirements and relative bioavailability for weanling pigs fed either copper proteinate or tribasic copper chloride

Abstract Background The objective of this study was to determine the effects of supplementing Cu on growth performance, Cu metabolism and Cu-related enzyme activities of weanling pigs fed diets with two different Cu sources, and to estimate optimal Cu requirements and relative bioavailability from t...

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Main Authors: Gang Lin, Yang Guo, Bing Liu, Ruiguo Wang, Xiaoou Su, Dongyou Yu, Pingli He
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-05-01
Series:Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40104-020-00457-y