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Effect of inorganic, organic in pigs

Effect of inorganic, organic, and no trace mineral supplementation on growth performance, fecal excretion, and apparent digestibility of grow-finish pigs

Published: August 27, 2007

Summary

With an increasing awareness of environmental contamination, trace minerals have come to the forefront for further research. Public concerns are mainly related to soil (accumulation and runoff of minerals from land where manure is applied), water (surface and ground water), and air quality issues (Stalder et al., 2004). To date, pigs have been fed concentrate diets, formulated to provide a marg...

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