“…Organic Zn, mainly in the forms of metal proteinates, metal amino acid complexes and metal amino acid chelates (Antony Jesu Prabhu et al, ), has been reported to show higher bioavailability than inorganic Zn in chicks (Wedekind, Hortin, & Baker, ), channel catfish (Paripatananont & Lovell, ), rainbow trout ( Oncorhynchus mykiss ) (Apines et al, ) and Pacific white shrimp ( Litopenaeus vannamei ) (Boone) (Lin, Lin, Yang, Li, & Luo, ). However, no significant improvement in Zn bioavailability was demonstrated in studies with chicks (Pimentel, Cook, & Greger, ), turbot ( Scophthalmus maximus ) (Ma et al, ), rainbow trout (Rider, Davies, Jha, Clough, & Sweetman, ), hybrid striped bass ( Morone chrysops × Morone saxatilis ) (Savolainen & Gatlin, ), or even inhibited the growth performance of Nile tilapia ( Oreochromis aureus ) (Do Carmo E Sà, Pezzato, Barros, & De Magalhães Padilha, ) when compared with the inorganic forms. Basal diet type could be one of the most important factors that affected these evaluations.…”