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Steers were stratified by BW to pens (n\u2009=\u200916; four pens\/treatment), each equipped with a GrowSafe bunk (Vytelle, LLC., Lenexa, KS). Treatments were arranged as a 2\u2009\u00d7\u20092 factorial; vitamin A treatments (VA) were: 0\u2009IU supplemental vitamin A\/kg DM (0VA) or 2,200\u2009IU supplemental vitamin A\/kg DM (2200VA; retinyl acetate, DSM Nutritional Products, Pendergrass, GA); Zn treatments (ZN) were: 0\u2009mg\/kg Zn (0ZN) or 120\u2009mg\/kg Zn (120ZN; ZnSO4). Steers were implanted with Synovex Plus (200\u2009mg trenbolone acetate, 28\u2009mg estradiol benzoate; Zoetis, Parsippany, NJ) at trial initiation. Individual BW was collected on days \u22121, 0, 28, 56, 83, and 84. Blood (serum, plasma) was collected on days 0, 56, and 79. Liver was collected on days 3 and 79. Blood and liver were analyzed for retinol and trace mineral concentrations. Carcass data were collected after a 48-hr chill. Data were analyzed in Proc MIXED or Proc GLIMMIX (SAS 9.4, SAS Inst. 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Liver retinol concentrations were lesser in 0VA compared to 2200VA (P\u2009=\u20090.01) and were unaffected by ZN (P\u2009\u2265\u20090.31). Serum retinol in 0VA declined upon removing vitamin A supplementation, 2200VA remained constant and was greater than that of 0VA from day 56 until harvest (VA \u00d7 Day; P\u2009&amp;lt;\u20090.01). Liver Zn was unaffected by any treatment (P\u2009\u2265\u20090.16). Plasma Zn concentration was affected by ZN \u00d7 VA (P\u2009=\u20090.02), where it was greatest in 120ZN (0VA and 2200VA), least in 0ZN-0VA, and intermediate in 0ZN-2200VA. Plasma Cu remained constant in 0VA until d 56 then declined prior to harvest, while in 2200VA steers increased by day 56 and remained greater than 0VA until harvest (VA \u00d7 Day; P\u2009=\u20090.01). Liver Cu was lowest in 120ZN-2200VA compared to all other treatments (ZN \u00d7 VA; P\u2009=\u20090.04). 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