Copper deficiency in ruminants in the South East of South Australia

Autor: GJ Judson, J Gouzos, JD McFarlane
Rok vydání: 1990
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Zdroj: Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture. 30:187
ISSN: 0816-1089
DOI: 10.1071/ea9900187
Popis: Pasture development in the South East of South Australia has depended upon trace element enriched fertiliser applications. Despite the wide usage of copper-enriched fertilisers, copper deficiency is still evident in livestock at pasture, particularly cattle. Serum collected from cows and heifers during the systematic sampling program of the Brucellosis and Tuberculosis Eradication Scheme was analysed for copper. Of the 3611 pooled herd samples analysed, approximately 9% had low serum copper concentrations (
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