Iatrogenic copper toxicosis induced by administering copper oxide boluses to neonatal calves

Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 441-443

  Hamar, Dwayne W ^a   Bedwell, Cathy L ^a   Johnson, Jerre L ^b   Schultheiss, Patricia C ^a   Raisbeck, Merle ^c   Grotelueschen, Dale M ^d   Williams, Elizabeth S ^c   O'Toole, Donal ^c   Paumer, Richard J ^e   Vickers, Matt G ^f   Graham, Timothy J ^f  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA   (United States)

^e Animal Clinic   (United States)

^f Box 72 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPPER; CUPRIC OXIDE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INTOXICATION; KIDNEY; LIVER; NEWBORN; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PATHOLOGY;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; COPPER; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; IATROGENIC DISEASE; KIDNEY; LIVER; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; POISONING;

EID: 0031254205     PISSN: 10406387     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104063879700900422     Document Type: Article

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