A mass balance model to predict the fate of copper and zinc in pig farming systems to reduce environmental impacts: Application to French context

Emma Gourlez, Christine Baratte, Francine de Quelen, Jean-Yves Dourmad, Alessandra Rigo Monteiro, Florence Garcia-Launay, Ludovic Brossard and Fabrice Beline

Agricultural Systems, 2025, vol. 225, issue C

Abstract: Although copper (Cu) and zinc (Zn) are essential for pig health, they also represent an environmental risk. A better understanding of the influence of feeding and manure management practices on Cu and Zn flows is required to optimise the whole pig farming system.

Keywords: Environment; Feeding strategy; Manure management; Pig; Trace minerals (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2025.104274

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