Enfermidades digitais em bovinos confinados: uso parenteral do cobre na prevenção
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2006-06
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This study evaluated the effect of parenteral
administration of copper for prevention of digital
diseases in confined bovines, using 240 animals,
divided in four groups of 60 (GI, GII, GIII, GIV).
The GI and GII were 24-month old and the groups
III and IV 12-month old bovines; for GI was given
100 milligrams of active copper and for GIII 75 mg,
both by subcutaneous administration in the
beginning of the study. The other ones formed the
control groups. After slaughtering, the hepatic and
renal copper dosage and the histopathologic exams
from the liver and kidneys from the bovines of GI
and GII were performed. The GI, GII, GIII and GIV
had, respectively, 8 (13,33%), 17 (28,33%), 2
(3,33%) and 6 (10%) cases of digital diseases, in
33 (13,75%) cases. The application of parenteral
active copper was efficient for reduction of the
incidence of digital disease in bovines. The 24-
month old animals that had administered copper
showed higher frequency of foot diseases than the
group of 12-month old, equally treated. The hepatic
and renal concentrations of copper indicated
depletion levels, however, it did not cause clinical
signs of lack of this mineral.
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Cobre, Enfermidades digitais, Bovinos, Copper, Digital diseases, Bovines
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SILVA, Luiz Antônio Franco da; FIORAVANTI, Maria Clorinda Soares; SILVA, Marco Augusto Machado; CUNHA, Paulo Henrique Jorge da; SOUSA, Vinícius Rodrigues de; SILVA, Olízio Claudino da; MACEDO, Sabrina Pereira; MOURA, Maria Ivete de; GARCIA, Andressa Mende. Enfermidades digitais em bovinos confinados: uso parenteral do cobre na prevenção. Veterinária Notícias, Uberlândia, v. 12, n. 1, p. 21-28, jan./jun. 2006.