Dietary copper supplementation modulates performance and lipid metabolism in meat goat kids

Forty-eight male Lezhi black goat kids with similar body weight ((12.09±1.70) kg) and age ((60±5) d) were used to determine the effect of dietary copper (Cu), in the form of reagent grade Cu sulfate (CuSO4·5H2O), on performance, serum lipid profile, and the relative mRNA abundance of genes involved...

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Main Authors: Yan-mei ZHANG, De AO, Kai-wen LEI, XI Lin, Jerry W. SPEARS, Hai-tao SHI, Yan-ling HUANG, Fa-long YANG
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-01-01
Series:Journal of Integrative Agriculture
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095311922001447