Requirement and supplementation

REQUIREMENT AND SUPPLEMENTATION

Requirement

  • Dietary requirement and supply of copper
    • Dairy cattle - 10 ppm DMB
    • Beef cattle, sheep - 5 ppm
    • Pigs and poultry - 5-6 ppm

Supplementation

  • Seeds and seed byproducts are usually rich in copper
  • Application of copper containing fertilizer
  • Provision of copper containing salt licks
  • Ingestion of organic complexes of Copper
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