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- Title
Therapeutic management of copper deficiency in buffalo heifers: Impact on immune function.
- Authors
M. Sharma; C. Joshi; Gunjan Das
- Abstract
Abstract  To evaluate the magnitude of copper deficiency in Northern India and to examine the various haematobiochemicals, enzymes, vitamins and immune functions affected by copper deficiency, and to identify the parameters which can be of diagnostic importance in copper deficiency, a survey was conducted in 12 districts of Northern India. Significant deficiency of copper was observed in soil, fodder and serum samples of buffalo heifers. Fifty hypocuperaemic buffalo heifers were selected from these areas and were randomly divided into two groups, A and B. The heifers in group A were provided with mineral mixture containing copper sulphate and in group B without copper sulphate. Significant (pâpâ3 and T4, in the animals of group A within 60 days of treatment. The values of vitamin A and E showed significant (pâCandida albicans significantly (pâpâ
- Subjects
COPPER; HEIFERS; COPPER sulfate; SULFATES
- Publication
Veterinary Research Communications, 2008, Vol 32, Issue 1, p49
- ISSN
0165-7380
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s11259-007-9002-1