The Effect of Copper and Zinc Sources on Liver Copper and Zinc Concentrations and Performance of Beef Cows and Suckling Calves

Overview

Journal Vet Sci

Publisher MDPI

Specialty Veterinary Medicine

Date 2023 Aug 25

PMID 37624298

Authors

Jesse O Fulton

Amanda D Blair

Keith R Underwood

Russell F Daly

Michael G Gonda

George A Perry

Cody L Wright

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Abstract

To determine the influence of the source of gestational and postnatal Cu and Zn supplementation on cow and calf performance, cows ( = 287) were assigned to one of the following two treatments: (1) inorganic (INORG) treatment, in which cows were supplemented with 15 mg of Cu (as CuSO) and 15 mg of Zn (as ZnSO) per kg of diet DM, or (2) organic (ORG) treatment, in which cows were supplemented with 15 mg of Cu (as Cu proteinate; Bioplex Cu, Alltech, Inc., Nicholasville, KY, USA) and 15 mg of Zn (as Zn proteinate; Bioplex Zn, Alltech, Inc., Nicholasville, KY, USA) per kg of diet DM. The treatments were initiated prior to breeding and continued throughout gestation until weaning. Liver biopsies were collected for analysis of mineral content. Cow body condition score (BCS), body weight (BW), pregnancy data, calf weaning weight (WW), and antibody response of the calves were recorded. The cows receiving the INORG treatment had a greater BW ( < 0.05) and BCS 0.01) at breeding in Year 2, while the cows on the ORG treatment had a greater ( 0.05) BW at weaning in Year 2. The cows that received the ORG mineral had improved ( 0.05) conception rates in Year 1. The calves receiving the ORG treatment had heavier ( 0.05) 205-day adjusted WWs.

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