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Nutritional status of ewes in early and mid pregnancy: 2. Effect of selenium supplementation on ewe reproduction and offspring performance

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 November 2017

C Muñoz ,
A F Carson ,
M McCoy ,
L E R Dawson  and
A Gordon
C Muñoz*
Affiliation:
Agricultural Research Institute of Northern Ireland, Hillsborough, Co Down, United Kingdom
A F Carson
Affiliation:
Agricultural Research Institute of Northern Ireland, Hillsborough, Co Down, United Kingdom
M McCoy
Affiliation:
Veterinary Science Division, Belfast, United Kingdom
L E R Dawson
Affiliation:
Agricultural Research Institute of Northern Ireland, Hillsborough, Co Down, United Kingdom
A Gordon
Affiliation:
Department of Agriculture and Rural Development for Northern Ireland, Belfast, United Kingdom
*
Email: camunoz@inia.cl
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Nutritional programming during early foetal life may play an important role in determining lamb vigour at birth, the development of the immune system and subsequently, lamb viability. However, information on the effect of macro and micro nutrient status of ewes during early pregnancy is limited. To address this, a research programme has been initiated at this Institute to investigate the effect of plane of nutrition and mineral status on foetal and lamb development and viability. The aim of the current study was to evaluate the effect of selenium supplementation from 14 days pre- to 90 days post-mating on maternal and offspring performance.

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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 2006 , March 2006 , pp. 7
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Copyright © The American Society of International Law 2016

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Munoz, C., Carson, A.F., McCoy, M. and Dawson, L.E.R. (2006). Nutritional status of ewes in early and mid pregnancy: 1. Effects of plane of nutrition on ewe reproduction and offspring performance. Proceedings of the BSAS: p5.Google Scholar