Journal of Veterinary Health Science(JVHS)

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• Research Article   
  Effect of Injectable or Oral Trace Mineral Supplementation on Beef Calf Health Status and Growth
  Author(s): Nicolas Herman, Agnes Batard, Sebastien Geollot, Thibault Devambez and Luc Durel*
  
  This study compared the relative effect of two trace mineral supplementation strategies currently recommended in France for newborn beef calves. Six hundred calves from 12 cow-calf farms were assigned to 20 mg oral selenium (Se) supplementation at birth (D0) in the oral trace mineral group (OTM) group or to subcutaneous administrations at the dose of 1 ml a multi-mineral solution (60 mg of Zn, 10 mg of Mn, 15 mg of Cu, 5 mg of Se) at D0 and D30 and of 2 ml at D60 in the injectable trace mineral (ITM) group. Passive immune transfer was evaluated by refractometry (°Brix and serum total proteins) for each calf during the first week after birth. Body weight gain at 4 (BWG1) and 7 (BWG2) months of age, mortality and the incidence rate of diseases, including diarrhea, omphalitis, pneumonia, as well as medicinal treatments, were recorded from D0 to D210. A morbidity rate related to the m.. Read More»
  

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