Profile

Fields of Research:

• Mineral metabolism, requirement and utilisation, primarily in pigs
• Nutritional significance of minerals for production, health and quality
• Interaction between minerals
• Interaction between minerals and other substances, ANF etc.
• Sector research responsibility tasks regarding the nutrients N, P, K, Cu and Zn

Current projects:

• Improvement of the phosphorus utilisation of pigs
• Determination of the phosphorus requirements of pigs
• Determination of the phosphorus digestibility in vivo and in vitro
• Studies of the significance of copper and zinc for the growth and health of piglets
• Zinc availability
• Nutrient balances