Selenium supplementation increases wool growth and reduces faecal egg counts of Merino weaners in a selenium-deficient area

Authors :: Pietro Celi
Bruce Watt
Jeff Eppleston
Annabel Armstrong
Source :: Animal Production Science. 50:688
Publication Year :: 2010
Publisher :: CSIRO Publishing, 2010.
Abstract: This paper reports on the effects of selenium supplementation on liveweight (LW), greasy fleece weight (GFW), fibre diameter (FD), impact of parasite infection and plasma glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) activity in weaned Merino sheep reared in a selenium-deficient area (blood GSH-Px

Subjects :: chemistry.chemical_classification
GPX3
business.industry
Glutathione peroxidase
Significant difference
chemistry.chemical_element
Biology
Biotechnology
Animal science
chemistry
Blood chemistry
Wool
Environmental management system
Weaning
Animal Science and Zoology
business
Selenium
Food Science

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