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Selenium enriched winter barley for fattening bulls: animal performance and plasma metabolites

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2017

J.F. Cabaraux
Affiliation:
Nutrition Unit
V. de Behr
Affiliation:
Nutrition Unit
A. Delobel
Affiliation:
Nutrition Unit
A. Clinquart
Affiliation:
Technology Unit
C. Marche
Affiliation:
Agronomy Technology Center Stree Belgium
M. Coenen
Affiliation:
Institute of Animal Nutrition
J. Kamphues
Affiliation:
Clinic for Cattle of School Veterinary Medicine Hanover Germany
H. Scholz
Affiliation:
Clinic for Cattle of School Veterinary Medicine Hanover Germany
J.L. Hornick
Affiliation:
Nutrition Unit
L. Istasse
Affiliation:
Nutrition Unit
I. Dufrasne
Affiliation:
Experimental Station, Veterinary Faculty University of Liege Belgium
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Selenium (Se) intake in human is rather low in many countries (Combs 2001). Different strategies to increase human selenium intake were summarized recently by Lyons et al (2003). Selenium fertilization of crops and grass based on the Finnish experiment of the early 80 trebled Se intakes and nearly doubled plasma Se concentration within 3 years of programme’s initiation. Meat from Se supplemented animals contains Se at a high level so that such a meat contributes to a large extent of Se supply for man. The aim of the present work was to assess the effect of selenium enriched winter barley in fattening bulls with large muscle development.

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Copyright
Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 2004

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References

Combs, G., 2001. Selenium in global food systems. British Journal of Nutrition 85: 517547.Google Scholar
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