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Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports
1994; Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station contribution; no. 94-373-S; Report of progress (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service); 704; Beef; Copper; Zinc; Trace minerals
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The Effect Of Copper Sulfate And Zinc Oxide In A Drench On The Gain And Health Of Newly Arrived Calves, F.K. Brazle, Gerald L. Stokka
The Effect Of Copper Sulfate And Zinc Oxide In A Drench On The Gain And Health Of Newly Arrived Calves, F.K. Brazle, Gerald L. Stokka
Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports
One hundred and fifty-four, newly arrived, bull calves averaging 295 lb were either drenched with a copper-zinc (Cu-Zn) solution or water at arrival. The Cu-Zn drench did not affect gains during a 56-day trial. Additionally, no differences occurred in morbidity or the number of antibiotic treatments required per animal.