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1- Samples of surface soil, grass’Needs and diets20 samples of o a ch , and 100 serum samples were collected from sheep in Giza and Assiut to investigate their coppur lovcls. The copper content of s ur-f’ac e soil, dr:J”ssv.:eedsand di(j~ in Giza were 114.95, 31.95±1.5 and 24.95 p.p,m.dry matter r8spectively~ while serum cOl)per 1-.. .. vc l.s ofnon-pregnant 9 pregnant, Lac va ting l3wes and a d u.L t ;-:1S’~ll-:she~p were 112.95+1.69 103.95±2.3. 113.~5±6 and l06.~5±1.3 ug/100 ml respectively.In As s i.u t , the cOP118r contents of surface so i.L, grass-weed and d i e t wero 8L~.95, 24.95 and 68.95±1 p i p c m , drymatter re:spectivoly, while s e r um copper levels of non-pregnant, pregnant, lactating ewes and adult male she~pwere 102.95±9.9, 159.95+7.6, 208.952:.13.5 and 168.95±-11ug/100 ml respecti v e Ly ,2- One hundred s amp Le s of different organs, bloodand wool of native sheep wore obtaLled to (:stir;i2.te theircopper levuls. The copJor Idv81s of adult nativo sheepwure, liver,529.95±1.4; splecn,97.95±18.3~ kidnay,42.95+6.39 brain,41.95±2; heart musclL,40.95±2.9; intcstine,36.95±6.3; lLL’1g; 28.S5±2.5 and woo L 46.95±-6 6 p.i:,•m. drymatter, while blood aY’~d serum cO’p.~Jur levels wer•:.; 419.95+25.2 and 112.46±6 ug/100’ ml respectively.3- The total cOPJer, direct reacting (DRe) anaindirect rc;acting (IDRC) copper in s cr um of native she(;pamounted to 160.95.:!:11; 121.95±-2.3 and 47.95+4.9 ug/100 mlresp3ctively.The high Cop}c:;r levels in serum, bloood, different organs
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