What is it about?
Copper is a trace mineral that added in huge amount to the chicken diet as growth promoter. However, most of the copper are excreted without been absorbed. Therefore, copper nanoparticles is a promising product that have high availability that can be used in very less quantity with lower excretion.
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Why is it important?
It is important because the normal copper sulphate found in huge amount in the soil level that led to bacterial resistance. Therefore, copper nanoparticles will be a new form of copper which have high bio compatibility.
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Animals can only absorb a small fraction of Cu and the most is excreted, contaminating soil and aquatic environment. Hence, the use of this mineral as a growth promoter is today one of the crucial health and envi-ronmental concerns. Studies provide varied results in animal models. However, other studies being undertaken in different animal spe-cies have shown the promise of Cu-NP supplementation. Therefore, there is a need to optimise the dose and dura-tion of Cu-NP supplementation for livestock, depending on their biological effects. Moreover, the bioavailability of Cu-NP in livestock still needs further confirmation.
Dr. ABDULLAH SKOT
Salahaddin University- Hawler
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This page is a summary of: Copper nanoparticles as an alternative feed additive in poultry diet: a review, Nanotechnology Reviews, November 2017, De Gruyter,
DOI: 10.1515/ntrev-2017-0159.
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