Effects of Copper and Zinc Supplementation on Weight Gain and Hematological Parameters in Pre-weaning Calves

Autores
Mattioli, Guillermo Alberto; Rosa, Diana Esther; Turic, Carlos Esteban; Relling, Alejandro Enrique; Galarza, Esteban Martín; Fazzio, Luis Emilio
Año de publicación
2018
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inglés
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artículo
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versión publicada
Descripción
Cow-calf operations may be affected by trace mineral deficiencies, particularly copper (Cu) and zinc (Zn) deficiency, which may decrease the calf daily weight gain and alter hematological parameters. We evaluated the effect of Cu and Zn supplementation on pre-weaning calves (n = 40; 92 ± 6 kg initial body weight) from the Salado River basin, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Calves were divided into four groups (n = 10 each) and subcutaneously administered 0.3 mg/kg Cu (Cu group), 1 mg/kg Zn (Zn group), Cu and Zn together (Cu + Zn group), and sterile saline solution (control group) every 40 days for 120 days. Plasma Cu and Zn concentrations, hematological parameters, and weight were recorded every 40 days. A completely randomized 2 × 2 factorial treatment design was used and data were analyzed with a mixed model for repeated measures over time. Cu and Zn were detected in plasma after the second sampling. Cu × Zn interaction was significant (p = 0.09), being Cu concentration higher in the Cu + Zn than in the Cu group. Differences in weight gain (Zn × time interaction; p   0.1). On the other hand, none of the treatments altered any of the hematological parameters assessed (p > 0.1). Our results show the risk of lower weight gain due to Zn deficiency in pre-weaning calves raised in the Salado River basin.
Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias
Materia
Veterinaria
Copper
Zinc
Deficiency
Weight gain
Hematological parameters
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spelling Effects of Copper and Zinc Supplementation on Weight Gain and Hematological Parameters in Pre-weaning CalvesMattioli, Guillermo AlbertoRosa, Diana EstherTuric, Carlos EstebanRelling, Alejandro EnriqueGalarza, Esteban MartínFazzio, Luis EmilioVeterinariaCopperZincDeficiencyWeight gainHematological parametersCow-calf operations may be affected by trace mineral deficiencies, particularly copper (Cu) and zinc (Zn) deficiency, which may decrease the calf daily weight gain and alter hematological parameters. We evaluated the effect of Cu and Zn supplementation on pre-weaning calves (n = 40; 92 ± 6 kg initial body weight) from the Salado River basin, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Calves were divided into four groups (n = 10 each) and subcutaneously administered 0.3 mg/kg Cu (Cu group), 1 mg/kg Zn (Zn group), Cu and Zn together (Cu + Zn group), and sterile saline solution (control group) every 40 days for 120 days. Plasma Cu and Zn concentrations, hematological parameters, and weight were recorded every 40 days. A completely randomized 2 × 2 factorial treatment design was used and data were analyzed with a mixed model for repeated measures over time. Cu and Zn were detected in plasma after the second sampling. Cu × Zn interaction was significant (p = 0.09), being Cu concentration higher in the Cu + Zn than in the Cu group. Differences in weight gain (Zn × time interaction; p   0.1). On the other hand, none of the treatments altered any of the hematological parameters assessed (p > 0.1). Our results show the risk of lower weight gain due to Zn deficiency in pre-weaning calves raised in the Salado River basin.Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias2018-10info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionArticulohttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdf327-331http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/145272enginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/issn/1559-0720info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/issn/0163-4984info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1007/s12011-017-1239-0info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/pmid/29404982info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)reponame:SEDICI (UNLP)instname:Universidad Nacional de La Platainstacron:UNLP2025-09-29T11:32:17Zoai:sedici.unlp.edu.ar:10915/145272Institucionalhttp://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/Universidad públicaNo correspondehttp://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/oai/snrdalira@sedici.unlp.edu.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:13292025-09-29 11:32:18.105SEDICI (UNLP) - Universidad Nacional de La Platafalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Effects of Copper and Zinc Supplementation on Weight Gain and Hematological Parameters in Pre-weaning Calves
title Effects of Copper and Zinc Supplementation on Weight Gain and Hematological Parameters in Pre-weaning Calves
spellingShingle Effects of Copper and Zinc Supplementation on Weight Gain and Hematological Parameters in Pre-weaning Calves
Mattioli, Guillermo Alberto
Veterinaria
Copper
Zinc
Deficiency
Weight gain
Hematological parameters
title_short Effects of Copper and Zinc Supplementation on Weight Gain and Hematological Parameters in Pre-weaning Calves
title_full Effects of Copper and Zinc Supplementation on Weight Gain and Hematological Parameters in Pre-weaning Calves
title_fullStr Effects of Copper and Zinc Supplementation on Weight Gain and Hematological Parameters in Pre-weaning Calves
title_full_unstemmed Effects of Copper and Zinc Supplementation on Weight Gain and Hematological Parameters in Pre-weaning Calves
title_sort Effects of Copper and Zinc Supplementation on Weight Gain and Hematological Parameters in Pre-weaning Calves
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Mattioli, Guillermo Alberto
Rosa, Diana Esther
Turic, Carlos Esteban
Relling, Alejandro Enrique
Galarza, Esteban Martín
Fazzio, Luis Emilio
author Mattioli, Guillermo Alberto
author_facet Mattioli, Guillermo Alberto
Rosa, Diana Esther
Turic, Carlos Esteban
Relling, Alejandro Enrique
Galarza, Esteban Martín
Fazzio, Luis Emilio
author_role author
author2 Rosa, Diana Esther
Turic, Carlos Esteban
Relling, Alejandro Enrique
Galarza, Esteban Martín
Fazzio, Luis Emilio
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Veterinaria
Copper
Zinc
Deficiency
Weight gain
Hematological parameters
topic Veterinaria
Copper
Zinc
Deficiency
Weight gain
Hematological parameters
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Cow-calf operations may be affected by trace mineral deficiencies, particularly copper (Cu) and zinc (Zn) deficiency, which may decrease the calf daily weight gain and alter hematological parameters. We evaluated the effect of Cu and Zn supplementation on pre-weaning calves (n = 40; 92 ± 6 kg initial body weight) from the Salado River basin, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Calves were divided into four groups (n = 10 each) and subcutaneously administered 0.3 mg/kg Cu (Cu group), 1 mg/kg Zn (Zn group), Cu and Zn together (Cu + Zn group), and sterile saline solution (control group) every 40 days for 120 days. Plasma Cu and Zn concentrations, hematological parameters, and weight were recorded every 40 days. A completely randomized 2 × 2 factorial treatment design was used and data were analyzed with a mixed model for repeated measures over time. Cu and Zn were detected in plasma after the second sampling. Cu × Zn interaction was significant (p = 0.09), being Cu concentration higher in the Cu + Zn than in the Cu group. Differences in weight gain (Zn × time interaction; p   0.1). On the other hand, none of the treatments altered any of the hematological parameters assessed (p > 0.1). Our results show the risk of lower weight gain due to Zn deficiency in pre-weaning calves raised in the Salado River basin.
Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias
description Cow-calf operations may be affected by trace mineral deficiencies, particularly copper (Cu) and zinc (Zn) deficiency, which may decrease the calf daily weight gain and alter hematological parameters. We evaluated the effect of Cu and Zn supplementation on pre-weaning calves (n = 40; 92 ± 6 kg initial body weight) from the Salado River basin, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Calves were divided into four groups (n = 10 each) and subcutaneously administered 0.3 mg/kg Cu (Cu group), 1 mg/kg Zn (Zn group), Cu and Zn together (Cu + Zn group), and sterile saline solution (control group) every 40 days for 120 days. Plasma Cu and Zn concentrations, hematological parameters, and weight were recorded every 40 days. A completely randomized 2 × 2 factorial treatment design was used and data were analyzed with a mixed model for repeated measures over time. Cu and Zn were detected in plasma after the second sampling. Cu × Zn interaction was significant (p = 0.09), being Cu concentration higher in the Cu + Zn than in the Cu group. Differences in weight gain (Zn × time interaction; p   0.1). On the other hand, none of the treatments altered any of the hematological parameters assessed (p > 0.1). Our results show the risk of lower weight gain due to Zn deficiency in pre-weaning calves raised in the Salado River basin.
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