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last update:Feb 5, 2007
Matching minerals to today's testing environment
Minerals play a number of important roles in animal metabolism. The form
and/or level of trace minerals in the diet can, however, have a deleterious
effect on pig performance and on the environment. In addition, the pig industry
must increase productivity and profitability to remain competitive, and
understanding the pigs' requirement for minerals is an important component of
this.
This article can also be found in Pig
Progress magazine Volume 22 number 7. To view this article on-line simply click
on the pdf link below.
Pig Progress, volume 23, no.6 2007
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