Abstract
Strong and poor relationships between the levels of trace elements in blood, tissue and hair have been determined in various studies. The horses in this study have been fed with dry straw and artificial feed in winter months, with fresh grass in autumn and spring. The purpose was to investigate possible changes in the levels of trace elements such as Fe, Cu and Zn in different feeds (straw-fresh grass) supplied at different periods of the year. The levels of trace elements such as Fe, Cu and Zn in both serum and tail hair of horses from the Gemlik Military Veterinary School were determined by Atomic Absorption (Shimadzu AA-680 Spectrophotometer) in November (n=19), March (n=19) and May (n=19). According to the results of this study, the Fe levels in serum and hair samples was significantly (p KEY WORDS: horse, hair, trace element, iron, copper, zinc Nigerian Veterinary Journal Vol.25(1) 2004: 9-13
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