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SUBMITTER: Ma F
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7459842 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Ma Fengtao F Wo Yeqianli Y Li Hongyang H Chang Meinan M Wei Jingya J Zhao Shengguo S Sun Peng P
Animals : an open access journal from MDPI 20200722 8
Zinc is considered to be an anti-diarrheal agent, and it may therefore reduce the incidence of diarrhea in young calves. In the present study, we aimed to compare the effect of zinc source on growth performance, the incidence of diarrhea, tissue zinc accumulation, the expression of zinc transporters, and the serum concentrations of zinc-dependent proteins in neonatal Holstein dairy calves. Eighteen male newborn Holstein dairy calves were fed milk and starter diet supplemented with or without 80 ...[more]