The feeding of copper sulphate to ducklings.
1. Aylesbury ducklings, from 8 to 63 d of age, were fed on diets with or without supplemental copper (100 mg/kg). 2. Copper resulted in significant increases in growth rate and significantly smaller caeca both as a proportion of body weight and as the weight of unit length.
D000821:Animal Feed; D000818:Animals; D001835:Body Weight; D003300:Copper / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004372:Ducks / Q000254:growth & development*
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