Effect of different levels of copper as a slow-release bolus on milk yield and composition and some blood metabolites of Lori Bakhtiari ewes

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1 MSc Student, Animal Science Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Lorestan University, Khorramabad, Islamic Republic of Iran

2 Assistant Professor, Animal Science Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Lorestan University, Khorramabad, Islamic Republic of Iran

3 Professor, Animal Science Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Lorestan University, Khorramabad, Islamic Republic of Iran

Abstract

To investigate the milk yield and composition and some blood parameters of pregnant ewes receiving a slow-release bolus of copper, 120 Lori-Bakhtiari pregnant ewes (in their third and fourth parities with a body condition score of 3 to 3.5) were divided into three groups of 40 heads each in a completely randomized design. Treatments included: 1) control ewes (5.79 mg copper per kg of dry matter); 2) ewes receiving two milligrams of copper per day (one bolus), and 3) ewes receiving four milligrams of copper per day (tow boluses). On the first day, days 10 and 60 postpartum, blood samples were taken from the ewes. Serum copper concentration, serum ceruloplasmin concentration, and white blood cell count were significantly higher in ewes receiving one or two copper bolus than in the control group (P<0.05). Milk production, protein content, and percentage of non-fat milk solids were significantly higher in ewes receiving two copper bolus than in other treatments (P<0.05). Also, ewes receiving one copper bolus had significantly higher milk production, protein content, and percentage of non-fat milk solids than the control treatment (P<0.05). The percentage of milk fat in the control group was higher than ewes receiving two slow-release copper bolus (P<0.05). Milk copper concentration in ewes receiving one or two copper boluses was higher than in the control treatment (P<0.05). In general, both levels of copper improved milk production and some blood parameters, but the use of two boluses is recommended for higher milk production. 

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Animal Production Research
Volume 10, Issue 4
December 2021
Pages 35-47

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