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Selenium Supplement for Ruminants

Organic selenium in ruminant diet: can we expect extra benefits beyond animal health? New evidences of improved milk and meat quality

Published: January 10, 2011
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Key points  Due to sub-optimal selenium levels in most soils, nutritionists and scientists advocate selenium supplementation in ruminant diet. Organic selenium (selenium yeast) is more bioavailable than its mineral counterpart (selenite, selenate) for dietary supplementation, hence more effective to improve selenium status. Selenium yeast supplementation of ruminant diet has been sho...
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Laurent Dussert
Lallemand
Baulez Matthieu
Lallemand
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Arshaq Ramzee
23 de febrero de 2011

This is a good article about Organic selenium in ruminant diet for the use of selenium for improved performance. I This article provide good information on the role of antioxidant on different organs and functions of body. Increased levels of selenium are worth trying to see the improvement in production and health.

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Yassin Kassim
28 de mayo de 2021

What is the effect of selenium in feed intake of ruminants?

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