COPPER SULPHATE

ZINC OXIDE AND COPPER SULPHATE IN ANIMAL PRODUCTION

Limitations of zinc oxide and copper sulphate in animal production

Zinc oxide (ZnO) is an inorganic compound that is used as an additive included in the feeds to control bacteria at an intestinal level and, particularly, to prevent post-weaning diarrhea in piglets (EMA 2017). Copper sulphate (Cu2SO4) is an insoluble salt that is used for its bacteriostatic and fungistatic properties and works as a growth promoter and preventative for…