PMID: 9428147Jan 15, 1998Paper

Response to barium selenate supplementation in sheep kept at pasture in the Mediterranean area

Veterinary Research
S AndresA Jimenez

Abstract

This work evaluated the efficacy of barium selenate supplements in the prevention of disorders related to Se deficiency in sheep maintained at pasture in the Mediterranean area. Ewes on five farms were divided into two equal groups of 1,750 animals: a) the treated group and b) the control group. The animals of the treated group were injected subcutaneously, in the first third of gestation, with a barium selenate compound at a dose of 1 mg Se/kg. The ewes in the control group did not receive any supplement of Se and/or vitamin E. The two groups were managed under the same feeding and husbandry practices throughout the experiment. After lambing, blood glutathione peroxidase (GSHPx) and serum aspartate aminotransferase (AST), creatine kinase (CK) and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) activities were measured in the lambs born to both group. Blood GSHPx activity was higher in the treated animals, with statistically significant differences due to the response to injection of barium selenate. Mean global serum activities of AST and CK tended to be higher in the control group, as a consequence of the protection given to the treated group by the supplement, but the differences were not statistically significant. This was possibly due to the ...Continue Reading

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