Effects of bis-chelated copper in growth performance and gut health in broiler chickens subject to coccidiosis vaccination or coccidia challenge

• Published in: Frontiers in physiology Vol. 13; p. 991318
• Main Authors: Chen, Juxing, Yan, Frances, Kuttappan, Vivek A., Wedekind, Karen, Vázquez-Añón, Mercedes, Hancock, Deana
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland Frontiers Media S.A 03.02.2023
• Subjects: broiler; chelated copper; CuSO4; gut microbiota; gut morphometry; Physiology; TBCC; CuSO4; chelated copper; TBCC; gut morphometry; gut microbiota; broiler
• ISSN: 1664-042X; 1664-042X
• DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2022.991318

Copper (Cu) is widely used at high levels as growth promoter in poultry, the alternative source of Cu to replace the high level of inorganic Cu at poultry farm remains to be determined. Three floor pen experiments were conducted to evaluate the effects of Cu methionine hydroxy-analogue chelate (Cu-M...