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Use of selenium enriched fertilizers in the management of a suckling herd: effects over a 5 year period

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 November 2017

V Robaye ,
O Dotreppe ,
J L Hornick ,
S Paeffgen ,
L Istasse  and
I Dufrasne
V Robaye
Affiliation:
Nutrition Unit, Department of Animal Production, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Liege, 4000 Liege, Belgium
O Dotreppe
Affiliation:
Nutrition Unit, Department of Animal Production, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Liege, 4000 Liege, Belgium
J L Hornick
Affiliation:
Nutrition Unit, Department of Animal Production, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Liege, 4000 Liege, Belgium
S Paeffgen
Affiliation:
Yara, 0202 Oslo, Norway
L Istasse*
Affiliation:
Nutrition Unit, Department of Animal Production, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Liege, 4000 Liege, Belgium
I Dufrasne
Affiliation:
Nutrition Unit, Department of Animal Production, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Liege, 4000 Liege, Belgium
*
Email: listasse@ulg.ac.be
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Antioxidant mechanisms, immune responses, reproduction, thyroid metabolism are processes in which the trace element selenium (Se) is involved. In beef production with suckling herds, a Se deficiency could impair animal health resulting in reduced incomes. In Belgium the Se content in locally produced feedstuffs is low and thus, in beef farms where locally produced feedstuffs are fed for the entire year, symptoms of Se deficiency are observed. The aim of the present study was to assess the effect, of Se enriched fertilizers on the Se content of feedstuffs and on the Se status of cattle.

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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 2009 , April 2009 , pp. 89
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 2009

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