Effect of Selenium injection in pregnant camels on selenium status of their new-born and milk
The effect of inoculation of selenium solution to pregnant camels was investigated to assess the impact on selenium status of the new-born and on the selenium concentration in milk. In the trial included 2 groups of 8 camels, the treated one receiving a single injection of selenium solution at the end of pregnancy. In blood, no difference was observed between control and treated group before injection. A significant difference was observed at delivery as well in dam (33.3 vs 44.7 ng/mL respectively) as in calf (28.5 vs 47.6 ng/mL respectively). In milk, the selenium was also significantly in higher concentration in treated group (93 ± 49 ng/mL) than in control one (59 ± 19 ng/mL) at the delivery time. Zinc concentration in milk was positively correlated to selenium content. The improvement of selenium status by a single injection was slight and more efficient supplementation ways could be proposed to the camel farmers.
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| Format: | article biblioteca |
| Language: | eng |
| Subjects: | L50 - Physiologie et biochimie animales, L51 - Physiologie animale - Nutrition, Q04 - Composition des produits alimentaires, chameau, Selenium, complémentation, lait de chamelle, composition globale, composition du sang, zinc, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_1228, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_6953, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_3018, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_16077, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_32803, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_963, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_8517, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_6822, |
| Online Access: | http://agritrop.cirad.fr/572460/ http://agritrop.cirad.fr/572460/1/document_572460.pdf |
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