Evaluation of Copper Supplementation to Control Haemonchus contortus Infections of Sheep in Sweden

A pen study was conducted to assess the effect of providing daily copper mineral supplement, or copper wire particle (COWP) capsules, on established or incoming mixed nematode infections in young sheep. For lambs with established (6 week old) infections, COWP resulted in 97% and 56% reduction of the...

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Main Authors: Waller, PJ, Bernes, G, Rudby-Martin, L, Ljungström, B-L, Rydzik, A
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central 2004
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1820989/