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ANIMAL FEED SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Volume 142, Issue 3-4, Pages 339-347Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2007.08.004
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layers; broiler; zinc; copper; manganese; manure
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Experiments were conducted with broilers and layers with the aim of reducing manure content of zinc, copper and manganese by using lower supplemented levels of mineral proteinates. Broilers were fed maize-soy diets containing conventional levels of trace minerals provided by inorganic salts. Other treatments involved use of mineral proteinates fed at from 70-20% of the control diet levels. Diet generally had no effect (P > 0.05) on body weight or feed efficiency to 42 d. A total collection procedure showed that at the lowest level of mineral proteinate supplementation excretion of zinc, manganese and copper was reduced by 38%, 52% and 21%, respectively. In a second study, layers were fed either conventional sources and levels of trace minerals, no trace minerals, or 20% of regular levels as mineral proteinates. Diet had no effect on egg numbers from 38-70 weeks. Egg size was always reduced in birds fed diets devoid of supplemental trace minerals. Using the lower levels of diet minerals, there was a 66% reduction in excretion of zinc and 78% reduction in excretion of manganese. It seems as though we are overfeeding trace minerals, and that with judicious use of mineral proteinates, it is possible to maintain performance while concomitantly reducing mineral content of manure. (c) 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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