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. 1976 Sep;55(5):1954-7.
doi: 10.3382/ps.0551954.

Effect of high amounts of dietary zinc and age upon tissue zinc in young chicks

R L Kincaid, W J Miller, L S Jensen, D L Hampton, M W Neathery, R P Gentry

Effect of high amounts of dietary zinc and age upon tissue zinc in young chicks

R L Kincaid et al. Poult Sci. 1976 Sep.

Abstract

Weight gains of younger broiler chicks were not reduced by up to 2400 p.p.m. added zinc fed to four weeks of age. Tissue zinc was not changed significantly by 600 or 1200 p.p.m. supplemental dietary zinc, but at 2400 p.p.m. added zinc, blood, kidney, and liver zinc were significantly elevated (P less than 0.05). In the heart, zinc was not affected by the added dietary zinc but increased over time with all diets. Unlike the calf and weanling pig, the metabolism of zinc in the young chick does not appear to change appreciably with increasing maturity. Thus, the homeostatic control mechanisms of the young chick are effective for up to 1200 p.p.m. dietary zinc, but are partially overcome by 2400 p.p.m. added dietary zinc.

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