Copper bioavailability, mineral utilization, and lipid metabolism in broilers

Performance and Nutrient Utilization of Broilers Supplemented Mineral Premix without Cobalt, Iron and Copper

Ninety, day old broiler chicks were arranged into 5X3X6 pattern to investigate the effect of exclusion of Cobalt, Iron and Copper from the mineral mixture. Five dietary groups (T1 to T5) were assigned basal diets containing 2800 kcal ME/kg and 22% CP (Starter) and 20% (Finisher) for a total duration of 6 weeks. The chicks in T1 were fed commercial mineral mixture, T2 were supplemented with mine...

The Effect of Flaxseed oil and Ginger Powder on Fat Metabolism, Lipid Profiles and Liver Enzymes of Broilers

Extended Abstract Introduction and Objective: One of the major problems of mother herd industry is the accumulation of abdominal fats and increasing plasma fat index by furthering production period. These changes predispose chickens and roosters to metabolic diseases and fertility issues. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of flaxseed oil and ginger powder on fat metabolism, l...

Copper and lipid metabolism in beef cattle: a review.

Results from experiments investigating Cu metabolism in ruminants indicate that Cu is involved in lipid metabolism. Copper supplementation ranging from 10 to 40 mg of Cu/kg of DM to high-concentrate finishing diets decreased subcutaneous adipose tissue deposition and decreased cholesterol concentrations but increased unsaturated fatty acid composition of LM. Serum norepinephrine tended to be gr...

Dietary fibre and mineral bioavailability.

Effect of dietary copper addition on lipid metabolism in rabbits

The present study was conducted to investigate the effect of copper supplementation on lipid metabolism in rabbits. Our study showed dietary copper addition (5-45 mg/kg) increased body mass gain, but decreased fat and liver weights compared with those in the control group (P < 0.05). Copper (45 mg/kg) addition significantly increased the skeletal muscle weight, but inhibited cytoplasmic lipid a...