The effect of vitamin E, selenium, and copper supplementation preweaning on the performance and immune response of beef calves
dc.citation.epage | 28 | en_US |
dc.citation.spage | 26 | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Wright, C.L. | |
dc.contributor.author | Corah, L.R. | |
dc.contributor.author | Stokka, Gerald L. | |
dc.contributor.author | Blecha, Frank | |
dc.contributor.author | Lynch, G. | |
dc.contributor.authoreid | blecha | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2010-09-02T21:04:47Z | |
dc.date.available | 2010-09-02T21:04:47Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2010-09-02T21:04:47Z | |
dc.date.published | 1997 | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | Two experiments were conducted to determine the effect of vitamin E, selenium, and copper supplementation on the pre- and postweaning performance, immune responses, and serum metabolites o f crossbred beef calves. In experiment 1, 71 calves were blocked by weight and allotted to one of four individually fed treatments: 1) control supplement (2 lb grain creep ) (CS), 2) CS + .27 mg selenium + 500 IU vitamin E, 3) CS + 9.1 mg copper, and 4) combination of treatments 2 and 3. In experiment 2, 80 crossbred beef calves were blocked by weight and allotted to 5 individually fed treatments: 1) control supplement (2 lb grain creep) (CS), 2) CS + .27 mg selenium, 3) CS + .27 mg selenium + 500 IU vitamin E, 4) CS + .27 mg selenium + 1000 IU vitamin E, and 5) CS + .27mg selenium + 1500 IU vitamin E. Supplements were fed daily on an individual basis. In experiment 1, vitamin E supplementation reduced plasma haptoglobin levels by the end of the study and tended (P=.11) to improve postweaning gain. However, no other effect was noted on calf performance or immune parameters in either experiment. | en_US |
dc.description.conference | Cattlemen's Day, 1997, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, March 7, 1997 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2097/4798 | |
dc.publisher | Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service | en_US |
dc.relation.isPartOf | Cattlemen’s Day, 1997 | en_US |
dc.relation.isPartOf | Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station contribution; no. 97-309-S | en_US |
dc.relation.isPartOf | Report of progress (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service); 783 | en_US |
dc.subject | Beef | en_US |
dc.subject | Vitamin E | en_US |
dc.subject | Selenium | en_US |
dc.subject | Copper | en_US |
dc.subject | Suckling calves | en_US |
dc.subject | Growth | en_US |
dc.subject | Health | en_US |
dc.subject | Immune system | en_US |
dc.title | The effect of vitamin E, selenium, and copper supplementation preweaning on the performance and immune response of beef calves | en_US |
dc.type | Conference paper | en_US |