Trace mineral concentrations and accretion rates in the empty body and body tissues of growing Fleckvieh (German Simmental) bulls-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Trace mineral concentrations and accretion rates in the empty body and body tissues of growing Fleckvieh (German Simmental) bulls

Published:2023-09-19 Issue:3 Volume:66 Page:265-273
ISSN:2363-9822
Container-title:Archives Animal Breeding
language:en
Short-container-title:Arch. Anim. Breed.

Author:

Honig Aniela C.^ORCID,Inhuber Vivienne,Spiekers Hubert^ORCID,Windisch Wilhelm^ORCID,Götz Kay-Uwe,Strauß Gerhard,Ettle Thomas

Abstract

Abstract. This research project aimed to generate basic data for specifying the trace mineral requirements of Fleckvieh (German Simmental) bulls. Hence, the concentrations of the trace minerals iron (Fe), zinc (Zn), copper (Cu), and manganese (Mn) in the empty-body and body tissue fractions of growing Fleckvieh bulls slaughtered at 120–780 kg live weight were determined. Results were used to calculate trace mineral accretion rates. Fe and Zn represented the largest shares in the animals' bodies. The Zn accretion increased, while Mn accretion steadily declined during cattle growth. Fe accretion attained a maximum at 400 kg live weight. Cu accretion declined until 600 kg live weight and then increased slightly afterwards. The provided data may be used to adjust the recommendations with respect to the trace mineral requirements of growing Fleckvieh bulls.

Funder

Horizon 2020

Publisher

Copernicus GmbH

Subject

General Medicine

Link

https://aab.copernicus.org/articles/66/265/2023/aab-66-265-2023.pdf

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