Zinc metabolism--a factor in canine aggression?
Juhr, N-Christian.; Brand, U.; Behne, D.
Berliner und Munchener Tierarztliche Wochenschrift 116(7-8): 265-268
2003
ISSN/ISBN: 0005-9366 PMID: 12894678 Document Number: 559728
In order to test the hypothesis of zinc-deficiency as a factor in canine aggression, we examined sera of dangerously aggressive dogs and of behaviourally normal (non-aggressive) dogs for their zinc-contents. The results showed distinctly higher zinc-concentrations (mean +/- SD) in aggressive dogs (1.69 +/- 0.49 micrograms/ml) than in normal non aggressive dogs (0.76 +/- 0.16 microgram/ml).
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