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NOTE THE RISK FOR COPPER POISONING IN SHEEP
Author(s) -
Naculér Anders,
Nyberg JanA.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
acta pathologica microbiologica scandinavica series b: microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.909
H-Index - 88
eISSN - 1600-0463
pISSN - 0108-0180
DOI - 10.1111/j.1699-0463.1983.tb00049.x
Subject(s) - pellets , pellet , copper , zoology , environmental science , toxicology , biology , metallurgy , materials science , ecology , paleontology
In institutes where sheep are used for laboratory purposes, the common use of commercial pellet food increases the risk of copper intoxication, as the mineral supplement in sheep pellets is equal to that used for cattle, and consequently too high. Therefore we strongly urge that this kind of food should be given in very restricted quantities to sheep, particularly those kept for laboratory purposes. It is also our opinion that sheep pellets with a much lower copper concentration should be commercially available.