Bioavailability of iron from ferric choline citrate and a ferric copper cobalt choline citrate complex for young pigs.
Two experiments were conducted to determine the bioavailability for young pigs of Fe from ferric choline citrate or from a commercial mixture of Fe, Cu and Co choline citrate salts. Relative biological value of Fe from either source with a standard of 100 for FeSO4 x 7H20 was about 140 by both hemoglobin regeneration and Fe retention methods.
D000821:Animal Feed; D000818:Animals; D001682:Biological Availability; D002794:Choline / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D006454:Hemoglobins / Q000096:biosynthesis; D007501:Iron / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D013552:Swine / Q000378:metabolism*
D006454:Hemoglobins; D007501:Iron; D002794:Choline