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Effect of Different Selenium Sources on Productive Performance, Serum and Milk Se Concentrations, and Antioxidant Status of Sows

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The experiment was conducted to study the effects of different selenium (Se) sources on productive performance, serum and milk Se concentrations, and antioxidant status of sows. A total of 12 sows (Landrace×Yorkshire) with same pregnancy were randomly divided into two groups; each group was replicated six times. These two groups received the same basal gestation and lactation diets containing 0.042 mg Se/kg, supplemented with 0.3 mg Se/kg sodium selenite or selenomethionine (i.e., seneno-dl-methylseleno), respectively. The feeding trial lasted for 60 days, with 32 and 28 days for gestation and lactation period, respectively. Compared with sodium selenite, maternal selenomethionine intake significantly increased (P < 0.05) the weaning litter weight and average weight of piglet. The Se concentration in the serum, colostrum, and milk of sows were significantly higher (p < 0.05) in the selenomethionine-treated group. The antioxidant status was greatly improved in sows of selenomethionine-treated group and was illuminated by the increased total antioxidant capability (T-AOC; P < 0.05) and decreased malondialdehyde (MDA; P < 0.01) level in the serum of sows, increased T-AOC (P < 0.05), glutathione (GSH) peroxidase (P < 0.05), superoxide dismutase (P < 0.05) and GSH (P < 0.05), and MDA (P < 0.05) level in the colostrum and milk of sows. These results suggested that maternal selenomethionine intake improved Se concentration and antioxidant status of sows, thus maintain maternal health and increase productive performance after Se was transferred to its offspring.

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The financial support provided by Program for Century Excellent Talents in University (project NECT-07-0758) and the National Basic Research Program of China (project 2004CB117505) is gratefully acknowledged.

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  1. College of Animal Science, Feed Science Institute, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310029, People’s Republic of China

    Huijuan Hu, XiuAn Zhan & Xing Li

  2. Key Laboratory of Agricultural Ecological Engineering, Institute of Subtropical Agriculture, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changsha, 410125, People’s Republic of China

    Min Wang

  3. Key Laboratory of Animal Physiology and Biochemistry, Ministry of Agriculture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, People’s Republic of China

    RuQian Zhao

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Hu, H., Wang, M., Zhan, X. et al. Effect of Different Selenium Sources on Productive Performance, Serum and Milk Se Concentrations, and Antioxidant Status of Sows. Biol Trace Elem Res 142, 471–480 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12011-010-8803-1

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