Matching minerals to today’s testing environment

05-09-2006 | |

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.


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