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Effect of Zinc upon Growth and Incidence of Perosis in Turkey Poults.
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1958
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BiologyBasal RationPhysiological Plant PathologyIsolated Soybean ProteinEngineeringMedicineGeneticsBioactive MetalPathologyPlant PathologyAlternative Protein SourceAgricultural BiotechnologyMetal ToxicitySummaryturkey PoultsMicronutrientsTurkey PoultsParasitologyPoultry Science
SummaryTurkey poults fed a purified ration containing an isolated soybean protein (Drackett C-1) developed perosis. Addition of zinc to the ration improved growth and markedly reduced the incidence and severity of the perotic condition. Approximately 40 ppm of zinc, in addition to the 26 ppm contained in the basal ration, were required for optimum growth.