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Agroscope
Between 2001 and 2008 Dr. Patrick Schlegel worked for the industry and was active in research on trace mineral bioavailability. In 2010 he finalized his PhD at AgroParisTech in Paris entitled “Dietary factors affecting zinc bioavailability in poultry and pigs”. Since 2008, he has worked for the federal dairy and pig research station Agroscope in Switzerland. His actual research topics are the characterization of trace mineral contents in forage and feed ingredients, the mineral antagonism in dairy cattle and the calcium and phosphorus nutrition in pigs.
Location: Fribourg, Switzerland
Article published the September 13, 2021
Article published the July 15, 2020
1. Introduction A sustainable use of dietary phosphorus (P) is necessary to minimize its excretion and to limit the use of non-renewable mineral phosphates being progressively a limiting source of P [1]. This, while animal growth performance needs to be fully expressed. The digestive and metabolic processes of P are complex as they are closely linked with those of calcium (Ca) [2]. Excessive dieta ...
This member gave a presentation on December 13, 2012
At the following event:
International Phytase Summit 2012
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December 13, 2012