Use of orally administered oxidised copper wire particles for copper therapy in cattle

Authors

  • M. P. B. Deland Struan Research Centre, Box 618, Naracoorte, South Australia 5271.
  • D. Lewis Department of Agriculture, Box 475, Mount Gambier, South Australia 5290
  • P. R. Cunningham South Australian Department of Agriculture, Adelaide, South Australia
  • D. W. Dewey CSIRO Division of Animal Production, Adelaide, South Australia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21423/bovine-vol0no21p102-106

Keywords:

copper wire, nutrition, cattle, copper concentration

Abstract

Oxidised copper wire particles (OCWP) were given per os to cattle as an alternative to subcutaneous copper glycinate injections. OCWP were recovered from the stomachs of cattle slaughtered 3 months after treatment. OCWP (50g) treatment resulted in sustained higher plasma copper concentrations than subcutaneous injections of copper glycinate. OCWP given at high doses (300g) raised liver copper concentrations to 16 mmol/kg without clinical effects, it is concluded that OCWP could be a practical alternative to current injection methods of copper therapy.

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Published

1986-11-01

How to Cite

Deland, M. P. B., Lewis, D., Cunningham, P. R., & Dewey, D. W. (1986). Use of orally administered oxidised copper wire particles for copper therapy in cattle. The Bovine Practitioner, (21), 102–106. https://doi.org/10.21423/bovine-vol0no21p102-106

Issue

No. 21 (1986 November)

Section

Articles