Biliary and plasma copper and zinc in pregnant Simmental and Angus cattle

Three each of 3-year-old Angus and Simmental heifers, surgically modified to collect bile, were used to measure the effects of pregnancy and breed on bile flow, biliary copper and zinc excretion and plasma copper and zinc concentrations. Bile copper excretion was significantly higher at 7-mo of preg...

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Main Authors: S. Ravi Gooneratne, Bernard Laarveld, Kumar K. Pathirana, David A. Christensen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2013-08-01
Series:Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research
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Online Access:https://ojvr.org/index.php/ojvr/article/view/577