Maximizing Boar Productivity with Optimum Trace Mineral Supplementation
By Dr. Mark J. Estienne, Swine Research Physiologist and Dr. Allen F. Harper, Extension Animal Scientist-Swine, Virginia Tech Tidewater Agricultural Research and Extension Center, Virginia State University - Trace minerals include iron, zinc, copper, selenium, molybdenum, manganese, chromium, cobalt, and iodine. Of these, zinc, copper, and selenium are generally considered as being important in male reproductive function (Bedwal and Bahuguna, 1994). When compared to other species and even other classes of swine, research focusing on the trace mineral requirements of the breeding boar has been rather limited.
25 July 2005
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