Determination of serum copper and zinc concentrations in thoroughbred foals and their dams after parturition

Serum copper (Cu) and zinc (Zn) concentrations in 5-35 thoroughbred foals and their dams during first 24 weeks after parturition were determined. Mean serum Cu in foals increased significantly (p0.01) with age, from 10.4+-1.1 micro mol/l at week 1 to 25.9+-0.8 micro mol/l at week 24, whereas those i...

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Main Authors Achara Tawatsin(Chulalongkorn Univ., Bangkok (Thailand). Faculty of Veterinary Sciences. Dept. of Veterinary Medicine), Panumas Ruantongdee(Chulalongkorn Univ., Bangkok (Thailand). Faculty of Veterinary Sciences. Dept. of Veterinary Medicine), Prachak Poomvises(Chulalongkorn Univ., Bangkok (Thailand). Faculty of Veterinary Sciences. Dept. of Veterinary Medicine)
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 31.12.2002
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Blood serum
Copper
Foals
Horses
Mares
Zinc
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Summary:Serum copper (Cu) and zinc (Zn) concentrations in 5-35 thoroughbred foals and their dams during first 24 weeks after parturition were determined. Mean serum Cu in foals increased significantly (p0.01) with age, from 10.4+-1.1 micro mol/l at week 1 to 25.9+-0.8 micro mol/l at week 24, whereas those in mares decreased significantly p0.05, from 26.2+-1.3 micro mol/l at week 1 to 22.0+-0.5 micro mol/l at week 24 after parturition. There was a large negative correlation between the mean serum Cu concentrations in foals and their dams (r
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L50
ISSN:0125-6491