Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for copper deficiency signs

15 FDA adverse-event reports reference copper deficiency signs (VeDDRA 561). See the species, breeds, and drugs most associated with it below.

15
reports citing this reaction
86.7%
death-coded share
Cattle
most-affected species
Tulathromycin
most-associated drug
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15
Total Reports
13
Deaths
86.7%
Death Rate

Species Most Affected

Cattle 13
Horse 1
Sheep 1

Breeds Most Affected

Cattle (other) 9
Mixed (Cattle) 2
Cattle (unknown) 1
Quarter Horse 1
Aberdeen Angus 1
Lincoln 1

Associated Drugs

Tulathromycin 5
Bovine Parainfluenza Virus 3 (Ts), Rlb103 (Nl-Bk-6), Mlv; Bovine Respiratory Syn 3
Ceftiofur Crystalline Free Acid 3
Doramectin 2
Oxytetracycline 2
Moxidectin 2
Albendazole 2
Bovine Parainfluenzavirus 3,Reisinger(Nl-Bk-6), Mlv; Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus 1
Clostridium Chauvoei, F, Kb; Clostridium Novyi, 8296, Kb; Clostridium Perfringen 1
Chlortetracycline + Roxarsone + Salinomycin 1
Gamithromycin 15% 1
Bovine Parainfluenza Virus 3, Reisinger(Nl-Bk-6), Mlv; Bovine Respiratory Syncyt 1
Clostridium Chauvoei, F, Kb; Clostridium Haemolyticum, Irp-135, Kb; Clostridium 1
Bovine Respiratory Syncytial Virus, Brsv375, Mlv; Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus, 5 1
Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus, 53637, Bvd2Mlv-D; Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus, Nadl 1
Xylazine 1
Penicillin G Procaine 1
Bovine Respiratory Syncytial Virus, 597-10 10Th Psg Strain 375; Bovine Viral Dia 1
Bovine Rhinotracheitis-Virus Diarrhea-Parainfluenza3-Respiratory Syncytial Virus Vaccine, Modified Live Virus, Mannheimia Haemolytica Toxoid 1
Multi-Vitamin 1

Copper deficiency signs Reaction Insights

15 reports name Copper deficiency signs; 13 recorded a death outcome (86.7% of reported events, not a population-level mortality rate). VeDDRA code: 561.

By species: Cattle (13 reports), Horse (1 reports), Sheep (1 reports). By breed: Cattle (other) (9), Mixed (Cattle) (2), Cattle (unknown) (1).

Most co-reported drugs: Tulathromycin (5 reports), Bovine Parainfluenza Virus 3 (Ts), Rlb103 (Nl-Bk-6), Mlv; Bovine Respiratory Syn (3 reports), Ceftiofur Crystalline Free Acid (3 reports), Doramectin (2 reports).

Read these counts as reporting volume, not risk: per our methodology, co-reporting reflects temporal association captured in voluntary submissions, not proof that a drug caused this reaction. A widely-prescribed drug will rack up more raw co-reports at an identical true rate than a rarely-used one, so compare within similar-exposure products.

Source: FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine openFDA Animal & Veterinary Adverse Events (CVM AER) · 2025

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