Understanding the zinc pathways in animals

Zinc is an essential trace element in animal nutrition and plays an important role in several biological functions. But how does the absorption work in the gut and what are the major contributors for absorption? Here we shed light on how the pathways work. By Agathe Roméo, Animine, France According to O’Dell (1997), the bioavailability of an element is “the proportion of the element consumed that is utilised for a biochemical or 
physiological function”. As a first step