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DISTURBANCES in the health of cattle accompanied by a drop in the copper-level in the blood have been observed in several countries. Sjollema1 was the first to show that loss of appetite, anæmia, deficiency in milk output, and difficulties in breeding occurred simultaneously with a drop in the copper-level. Hypocupræmia in cattle has been found in certain areas of Poland2. Some investigators believe- that anæmia does not occur in cases of hypocupræmia3. Generally, however, the metabolism of iron and of copper are believed to be interdependent4. Lahey et al. 5 noticed that the iron content in the plasma of young pigs, which were given no copper in their food, was very low. So far as I know the iron content in the serum of cows with hypocupræmia has not yet-been investigated, although the hæmoglobin content has. An apparent decrease in the hæmoglobin and erythrocytes in cattle during hypocupræmia has been noticed in our studies hitherto. It must, however, be admitted that in some cases we found no anæmia.
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RYŚ, R. Iron Content in the Serum of Cows with Hypocupræmia. Nature 183, 1596–1597 (1959). https://doi.org/10.1038/1831596a0
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