title: Plasma zinc levels in sheep in the peri-parturient period.
abstract: No consistent pattern of plasma zinc concentrations was observed in the peri-parturient period in 17 ewes, although large transitory depressions of plasma zinc levels were recorded in five ewes including one non-pregnant control. Sheep with dystocia did not exhibit a fall in plasma zinc similar to that recorded in cattle.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004420:Dystocia / Q000097:blood / Q000662:veterinary; D005260:Female; D007743:Labor, Obstetric; D011247:Pregnancy; D012756:Sheep / Q000097:blood* / Q000502:physiology; D012757:Sheep Diseases / Q000097:blood; D015032:Zinc / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D015032:Zinc