Tropical and Subtropical Agroecosystems (Oct 2010)

EFFECT OF SEASON ON SERUM COPPER AND ZINC CONCENTRATIONS IN CROSSBRED GOATS HAVING DIFFERENT REPRODUCTIVE STATUS UNDER SEMIARID RANGELAND CONDITIONS IN SOUTHERN MEXICO STATE

  • José Fernando Vázquez-Armijo,
  • Rolando Rojo,
  • Ricardo Marcial García,
  • Daniel López,
  • Abdel-Fattah Zeidan Mohamed Salem,
  • Ignacio Arturo Domínguez,
  • Nazario Pescador,
  • José Luis Tinoco

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 14, no. 1
pp. 331 – 335

Abstract

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The effect of season (rainy: RS, and dry: DS) and reproductive status on copper (Cu) and zinc (Zn) concentrations in blood serum of crossbred goats (BW= 36.01 ± 1.59 kg) were studied under semiarid rangeland conditions in Southern Mexico State. Blood samples from 80 crossbred goats were taken each season (RS and DS). The goats were clustered into 10 different groups considering their reproductive status. Concentrations of Cu and Zn in serum were assayed using atomic absorption. Data were analyzed using a general linear model procedure for a completely randomized design and differences among means were examined using a Tukey test. Blood serum concentrations of Cu and Zn were affected by reproductive status and season (P

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