Rajamanickam, K.Leela, V.Loganathasamy, K.Latha, Bhaskaran RaviBalagangatharathilagar, M.TANUVAS2019-12-272019-12-272017http://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810138917TNV_IJCS_2017_5(6)_1725-1733Iron plays an important role in many essential biochemical processes of living creatures. so tight regulation of iron metabolism in needed in recent years many new players were introduced in this field of iron homeostasis among them liver derived anti-microbial peptide named as hepcidin plays vital role.en-USVeterinary ScienceVeterinary PhysiologyArticle