Experimental Biology and Medicine · 1955 · 288 citations · 0 references
AgricultureNutritionPathobiologyMicronutrient DeficiencyProduction Animal MedicineSwine MedicineNutritional DeficienciesNutritional Deficiency DiseasesSwine DiseaseSwine PathologyZinc DeficiencyZinc NutritionDietary Zinc InadequacyTrace Mineral AdditivesTrace Mineral AvailabilityTrace Mineral NutritionTrace Mineral UtilizationZinc Deficiency Disorders
The parakeratosis syndrome was produced in pigs on rations containing 34 to 44 ppm of Zn. The level of Ca and/or P affected the incidence and severity of the disease. Supplementing the diet with .02% of ZnCO3 (or .01% ZnCO3 in a trace mineral mixture) cured or prevented the disease. The zinc-supplemented rations produced excellent growth in pigs.