Selenite and Selenium Yeast as Feed Supplements for Dairy Cows

• Published in: Journal of veterinary medicine. Series A Vol. 44; no. 1-10; pp. 373 - 380
• Main Authors: Ortman, K., Pehrson, B.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.08.1997
• Subjects: Aging - metabolism; Aging - physiology; Animals; Biological Availability; Cattle - blood; Cattle - metabolism; Cattle - physiology; Diet - veterinary; Dietary Supplements; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Erythrocytes - enzymology; Female; Glutathione Peroxidase - blood; Kidney - chemistry; Liver - chemistry; Milk - chemistry; Muscle, Skeletal - chemistry; Myocardium - chemistry; Saccharomyces cerevisiae; Selenium - analysis; Selenium - pharmacokinetics; Selenium - pharmacology; Sodium Selenite - analysis; Sodium Selenite - pharmacokinetics; Sodium Selenite - pharmacology

Summary The availability of inorganic and organic forms of selenium to dairy cows was studied by giving 25 cows supplementary selenium for 9 months either as sodium selenite or as a selenium‐containing yeast product. Group I (eight cows) received 3.0 mg selenium as sodium selenite daily, group II (n...