Dietary Zinc Supplementation to Prevent Chronic Copper Poisoning in Sheep

Dietary Zinc Supplementation to Prevent Chronic Copper Poisoning in Sheep

The aim of this study was to evaluate whether zinc (Zn) supplementation protects against hepatic copper (Cu) accumulation in copper-loaded sheep. Forty cross-bred lambs were assigned to five experimental groups. These included the control group (C) and four treatment groups that received Cu and/or Z...

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Main Authors: Antonio Humberto Hamad Minervino, Marta López-Alonso, Raimundo Alves Barrêto Júnior, Frederico Augusto Mazzocca Lopes Rodrigues, Carolina Akiko Sato Cabral Araújo, Rejane Santos Sousa, Clara Satsuk Mori, Marta Miranda, Francisco Leonardo Costa Oliveira, Alexandre Coutinho Antonelli, Enrico Lippi Ortolani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-11-01
Series:Animals
Subjects:
chronic copper poisoning
toxicity
sheep
liver
metallothionein
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/8/12/227

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