title: Zinc concentrations in skimmed milk and whole milk samples from healthy and mastitic cows.
abstract: Zinc concentrations were determined in skimmed milk and whole milk samples from healthy and mastitic cows. During spontaneous and induced mastitis, a marked decrease of Zn concentration in skimmed milk from the mastitic quarters was observed. Seemingly, there are 2 mechanisms involved in the lowering of Zn concentration in skimmed milk from mastitic quarters: a decline in Zn probably as a consequence of decreases in plasma Zn concentrations and an abrupt redistribution of Zn in the inflamed quarters.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D005260:Female; D008414:Mastitis, Bovine / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008892:Milk / Q000032:analysis*; D015032:Zinc / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D015032:Zinc