Impact of zinc, copper, manganese and chromium supplementation on growth performance and blood metabolic profile of Sahiwal (Bos indicus) male calves

• Published in: Biometals 2023-12, Vol.36 (6), p.1421-1439
• Main Authors: Nair, Prasanth M, Srivastava, Rashika, Chaudhary, Parul, Kuraichya, Parul, Dhaigude, Vaibhav, Naliyapara, H. B., Mondal, Goutam, Mani, Veena
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Alanine; Alanine transaminase; Alkaline phosphatase; Animals; Antioxidants; Antioxidants - metabolism; Aspartate aminotransferase; Biochemistry; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Blood; Blood plasma; Body weight; Bos taurus indicus; Catalase; Cattle; Cell Biology; Chromium; Chromium - pharmacology; Copper; Copper - metabolism; Diet; Diet - veterinary; Dietary minerals; Dietary Supplements; Digestibility; Dry matter; Globulins; Hematocrit; Hemoglobin; Immunity; Immunoglobulin G; Insulin-like growth factor I; Insulin-like growth factors; Life Sciences; Male; Manganese; Manganese - metabolism; Manganese - pharmacology; Medicine/Public Health; Metabolome; Microbiology; Minerals; Nutritive value; Parameters; Pharmacology/Toxicology; Plant Physiology; Retention; Superoxide dismutase; Temperature gradients; Testosterone; Trace Elements - metabolism; Trace minerals; Zinc; Zinc - metabolism; Zinc - pharmacology
• ISSN: 0966-0844; 1572-8773
• DOI: 10.1007/s10534-023-00527-4

This study aimed to see the effect of oral supplementation of specific trace minerals mixture on the growth, immunity, and reproductive development of indigenous growing bull calves. Eighteen Sahiwal bull calves, with an average age of 6 months were chosen and divided into three groups. Group 1 was fed with a basal diet, Group 2 was provided with an additional specific trace mineral supplement to achieve a diet containing 70 ppm of Zn, 17.50 ppm of Cu, 65 ppm of Mn, and 1.75 ppm of Cr. Group 3 received a 25% extra supplement to achieve a diet containing 87.50 ppm of Zn, 21.87 ppm of Cu, 81.25 ppm of Mn, and 2.18 ppm of Cr. The experiment was carried out for a total of 180 days. According to the findings, there was no significant impact of specific trace minerals supplementation on the animals’ body weight, morphometric parameters, dry matter intake, average daily gain, nutritional value, digestibility and nitrogen retention. However, higher levels of Zn, Cu, and Mn led to increased ( p