Copper oxide needles administered during early pregnancy improve the copper status of ewes and their lambs

New Zealand Veterinary Journal

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 189-192

  Grace, N D ^a   Knowles, S O ^a   Lee, J ^b   West, D M ^a  

^a AGRESEARCH GRASSLANDS   (New Zealand)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Copper; Copper oxide needles; Copper status; Ewes; Lambs; Liver; Serum; Supplementation; Trace element

Indexed keywords

COPPER; IRON; MOLYBDENUM; SULFUR;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; LACTATION; LAMB; LIVER; MATING; MINERAL BLOOD LEVEL; NEEDLE; NONHUMAN; PASTURE; PREGNANCY; SHEEP; WEANING;

LAMB; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 4243109494     PISSN: 00480169     EISSN: 11760710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00480169.2004.36427     Document Type: Article

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