Copper poisoning in sheep

Acute copper poisoning usually leads to sudden death with a very jaundiced carcass with gun metal kidneys and a bronze coloured liver on post-mortem. If the animal survives long enough to develop...

Trace elements in sheep — are they really a cure all?

Copper is an essential part of many enzymes in the body and without it, the body is unable to properly function (Table 2). There are approximately 300 copper-binding proteins that exist in animals....