In the San Joaquin Valley, selenium concentrations in agricultural waste water have become a serious concern as an environmental pollutant causing birth defects and death in birds, small mammals, and fish. One method of lowering the concentration of selenium in the agriculture discharge is to use biological treatment. A pilot treatment system was developed at Panoche Drainage District using loc...

An experimental cultivation of rainbow trout was carried out using the selenium-containing feed additive «Kormogran Selen-3». According to a number morphometric parameters, there were no significant true differences between and control groups, however, an intensification fat metabolism in group established, which slowed down process accumulation intracavitary by individuals. This caused some la...

Two experiments were conducted to determine the effect of varying dietary selenium (Se) levels and Se source on growing swine. In Exp. 1, seleniferous wheat and oats were used to formulate diets containing .47, 2.58, 5.60 or 8.40 micrograms/g organic Se. Dietary Se level had no effect on pig performance during the 6-wk experiment as measured by daily gain, daily feed intake or feed/gain. Blood ...

Selenium is an essential element known to take part in human antioxidative defense and to protect against cardiovascular diseases and cancer. Consequently, supplementation of the diet with this element is necessary in order to achieve the protective effect. Several allium plants, radish etc have demonstrated the ability to preconcentrate and biotransform inorganic selenium into selenoaminoacids...

The first experiment evaluated the effects of feeding various levels of Se, two Se sources, and hair color on selenosis responses in growing-finishing pigs. The study conducted in two replicates was a 2 x 6 x 2 factorial arrangement in a split-plot design. Sodium selenite and Se-enriched yeast added at 0.3, 1, 3, 5, 7, and 10 ppm Se served as the main plot and pig hair color as the subplot. A t...

This study was conducted to determine the effect of Se supplementation and source on the Se status of horses. Eighteen 18-mo-old nonexercised horses were randomly assigned within sex to 1 of 3 treatments: 1) control (CTRL, no supplemental Se, 0.15 mg of Se/kg of total diet DM); 2) inorganic Se (INORG, CTRL + 0.45 mg of Se/kg of total diet DM from NaSeO3); or organic Se [ORG, CTRL + 0.45 mg of S...

Abstract The supplementation of Selenium-enriched probiotics is effective in reducing oxidative stress and maintaining meat quality stability broiler chicken especially under heat stress. An experimental study was conducted to perform Comparative analysis Selenium yeast with inorganic Se broilers A total 120 chicks one day were assigned 4 groups each consisting 30 fed on same basal diet but dif...

Maternal placentophagy has recently emerged as a rare but increasingly popular practice among women in industrialized countries who often ingest the placenta as a processed, encapsulated supplement, seeking its many purported postpartum health benefits. Little scientific research, however, has evaluated these claims, and concentrations of trace micronutrients/elements in encapsulated placenta h...