Abstract
Very high liver copper concentrations were measured in the fetuses and neonates of different deer species: 2168mg/kg DM in roe deer (Capreolus capreolus), 1570mg/kg in red deer (Cervus elaphus), and 624.5 mg/kg in fallow deer (Dama dama). Farmed male red deer showed marginal liver copper content (9.7 mg/kg). Copper concentrations of neck hair in the same farmed herd decreased from 9.4 to 12.1 to 1.5 to 4.2 mg/kg in 1988–89, indicating copper deficiency. These findings suggested the necessity of copper supplementation in farmed red deer.
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Sugár, L., Lassu-Merényi, Z., Kelemen, J. (1992). Importance of Copper Supplementation in Farmed Red Deer. In: Brown, R.D. (eds) The Biology of Deer. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-2782-3_103
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