Abstract
AFTER protracted periods of high copper-intake some species of farm animals accumulate large excesses of copper in the liver, and in certain circumstances this copper can be suddenly released into the blood and the clinical entity known as chronic copper poisoning develops1–4. Sheep are particularly susceptible, and the sequence of clinical symptoms is generally : anorexia, haemolysis of red cells, haemoglobinuria, anaemia, jaundice and death. Although the build-up of copper in the liver may take place over a period of weeks or months, the ‘haemolytic crisis’ is an acute illness and death usually occurs within 2–3 days.
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