Selenium and copper status of camels in Al-Jouf area (Saudi Arabia).
Summary of "Selenium and copper status of camels in Al-Jouf area (Saudi Arabia)."
In order to understand the changes in copper and selenium status in camel dam and calf around the calving period, blood samples were collected in 26 she-camel before delivery and after as well as their calves after birth. The mean values for the mother and their newborn were respectively 70.3 ± 19.8 and 58.6 ± 13.9 μg/100 ml for copper, 5.3 ± 3.7 and 4.6 ± 1.7 μg/100 ml for selenium. No change was observed for copper, but selenium increased after parturition in 81% of the case. The selenium status of camel calf was correlated with those of its mother, but not the copper. As the whole the correlation between selenium and copper was significantly positive. The selenium status was improved in camel receiving diet enriched with barley. The maternal transfer to milk has to be investigated.
Affiliation
Camel and range Research Center, P.O. Box 322, Al-Jouf, Sakaka, Saudi Arabia.
Journal Details
This article was published in the following journal.
Name: Tropical animal health and production
ISSN: 1573-7438
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Links
- PubMed Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21698520
- DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11250-011-9910-5
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The great peninsula of southwest Asia comprising most of the present countries of the Middle East. It has been known since the first millennium B.C. In early times it was divided into Arabia Petraea, the northwest part, the only part ever conquered, becoming a Roman province; Arabia Deserta, the northern part between Syria and Mesopotamia; and Arabia Felix, the main part of the peninsula but by some geographers restricted to modern Yemen. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p63)
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