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Selenium concentration in blood and hair of holstein dairy cows

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Four-hundred Holstein cows in 40 dairy farms in north Greece were included in this study, and blood (n=400), black hair (n=400), white hair (n=40), and feed (n=40) samples were obtained. Although the feeding regime in these farms was similar, the selenium content of feeds was variable. The Se content of concentrate feeds was 0.104±0.086 mg/kg dry matter (DM), and of silage, it was 0.025±0.018 mg/kg. A significantly positive correlation was found between the Se concentration in black hair and the Se concentration in blood (r 2=0.610, p<0.001), the Se concentration in white hair and the Se concentration in blood (r 2=0.770, p<0.001), and the Se concentration in white hair and the Se concentration in black hair (r 2=0.921, p<0.001). The Se concentration in white hair was significantly smaller than that in black hair (p<0.001).

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  1. Clinic of Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Thessaly, Karditsa, Greece

    G. Christodoulopoulos

  2. Laboratory of Clinical Diagnosis and Clinical Pathology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece

    N. Roubies & A. Papasteriadis

  3. Clinic of Productive Animal Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece

    H. Karatzias

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Christodoulopoulos, G., Roubies, N., Karatzias, H. et al. Selenium concentration in blood and hair of holstein dairy cows. Biol Trace Elem Res 91, 145–150 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1385/BTER:91:2:145

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