TY - JOUR ID - 174 TI - Influence of antagonistic minerals in soil and pastures on the blood and liver copper in goats in Khuzestan province, Iran JO - Iranian Journal of Veterinary Research JA - IJVR LA - en SN - 1728-1997 AU - Rasooli, A. AU - Nouri, M. AU - Razi-Jalali, M. AD - Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran Y1 - 2010 PY - 2010 VL - 11 IS - 1 SP - 46 EP - 50 KW - Goat KW - Copper KW - Serum KW - Liver KW - Khuzestan DO - 10.22099/ijvr.2010.174 N2 - The copper level in the serum of 1280 and liver of 200 goats raised in the mountain areas of Khuzestanprovince, Iran were determined. Copper, molybdenum and iron content of soil and pastures as well as sulfurcontent of the pastures were seasonally estimated. Mean serum copper levels of goats in Behbahan,Ramhormoz, Eizeh and Masjed-Soleyman districts were 8.14 ± 0.21, 1.98 ± 0.12, 7.74 ± 0.11 and 6.97 ±0.14 μmol/L, respectively. The results showed that the blood copper of goats in the area was significantly(P<0.05) low in autumn and winter in comparison with spring and summer. The liver copper concentrationwas low in Behbahan, Eizeh and Masjed-Soleyman and at a deficient level in Ramhormoz. The results alsorevealed a high level of molybdenum in the soil and pasture as well as high amounts of sulfur in pastures ofthe studied areas. In this survey the status of copper in many goat flocks around the studied towns wasdangerously low. Many liver samples had a copper concentration below 30 mg/kg and many serum copperconcentrations were below normal. The results of this study confirm the presence of a secondary copperdeficiency in goats in the mountain areas of Khuzestan province. UR - https://ijvr.shirazu.ac.ir/article_174.html L1 - https://ijvr.shirazu.ac.ir/article_174_341f7dbf95c8e6424c3bba5ed17161ea.pdf ER -