A case report Copper deficency synrome in a buffalo fram in behaira governorat :

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This study was conducted on ouJVido herd (i30 animals.

Janaklccz disL-iei, Debaira Provir.ee) showing a red hair and skin.

al!o;i*iei£ in newly bom buifalo calves ageing from one day up iu 15 days old.

Clinical examinatiou of the animals showed thai ll>e majority of buffaloes hi the herd had rough hair coat, loss of hair pigmentation in addition to curled toe in some adult buffaloes).

All the animals were sluggish in movcn>cui and had low fertility.

The mean scrum copper level recorded w;is 2.93±0.7K un>ol/T.

in buffalo calves while serum dams revealed a mean value of 5.23^0.48 iunol/1- Copper level in both neonates and their dams indicates a severs deficiency.

The obtained | results drew ihc attention for the importance of periodic analysis Jb; serum.

soil, and ration to avoid deficiency complications of trace elements early