African Journal of
Biotechnology

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Biotechnol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1684-5315
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJB
  • Start Year: 2002
  • Published Articles: 12487

Full Length Research Paper

The content of mineral elements on whole blood and hair in Moschus sifanicus

H. Lu1*, Y. D. Huang2, B. Y. Zhao1 and J. Y. Wang1    
1College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A & F University, Yangling 712100, People’s Republic of China. 2College of Veterinary Medicine, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, People’s Republic of China.    
Email: [email protected]

  •  Accepted: 17 January 2012
  •  Published: 14 February 2012

Abstract

The mineral content of forage, whole blood and hair samples of Moschus sifanicuswere analyzed and compared with those of local goats. The results indicated that the selenium content of 10 kinds of foliage was lower than the nutrient standards set for herbivores by the National Research Council. The Cu, Mn, Zn, Ca and Mg content of hair was significantly higher than those in whole blood; however, Fe content was the reverse. All elements had concentration distribution, and the variation of mineral content in whole blood and hair of M. sifanicus was small.

 

Key words: Moschus sifanicus, blood and hair, mineral elements.

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