Abstract
Selenium (Se) is an essential element of poultry and livestock nutrition, and its dietary supplementation in commercial trace-mineral premixes is key in preventing deficiency. The efficiency of Se assimilation from the diet depends on the form used in the diet. In comparison to sodium selenite, selenomethionine is more effectively transferred to chicken eggs and developing embryos, as well as via placenta to mammalian embryos and is used by newly born animals. Recent developments in selenoprotein studies and the new roles of Se in antioxidant defenses and cell signaling have opened new areas of Se research, which have aided our understanding of the application of this element to the livestock industry.
Keywords
- Chickens
- Pigs
- Ruminants
- Selenium
- Selenomethionine
- Sows
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Surai, P.F., Fisinin, V.I. (2016). Selenium in Livestock and Other Domestic Animals. In: Hatfield, D., Schweizer, U., Tsuji, P., Gladyshev, V. (eds) Selenium. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-41283-2_50
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