A summary of new findings on the biological effects of selenium in selected animal species—a critical review

B Hosnedlova, M Kepinska, S Skalickova… - International journal of …, 2017 - mdpi.com
Selenium is an essential trace element important for many physiological processes,
especially for the functions of immune and reproductive systems, metabolism of thyroid …

Effects of selenium supplementation on rumen microbiota, rumen fermentation, and apparent nutrient digestibility of ruminant animals: A review

AO Hendawy, S Sugimura, K Sato, MM Mansour… - Fermentation, 2021 - mdpi.com
Enzymes excreted by rumen microbiome facilitate the conversion of ingested plant materials
into major nutrients (eg, volatile fatty acids (VFA) and microbial proteins) required for animal …

Effect of supplementation with selenium-yeast on muscle antioxidant activity, meat quality, fatty acids and amino acids in goats

XZ Tian, JX Li, QY Luo, X Wang, MM Xiao… - Frontiers in Veterinary …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The objective of this study was to observe the effects of selenium-yeast (SY) on growth
performance, muscle antioxidant activity, meat quality, fatty acid and amino acid profiles in …

Effects of essential mineral elements deficiency and supplementation on serum mineral elements concentration and biochemical parameters in grazing Mongolian …

X Jin, L Meng, R Zhang, M Tong, Z Qi… - Frontiers in Veterinary …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Traditional sheep grazing is the pillar industry and the main source of income for local
herders in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region of China. However, grazing sheep often …

Organic selenium increased gilts antioxidant capacity, immune function, and changed intestinal microbiota

Z Li, Y Dong, S Chen, X Jia, X Jiang, L Che… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Selenium is an indispensable essential micronutrient for humans and animals, and it can
affect biological functions by combining into selenoproteins. The purpose of this study was to …

Selenium‐enriched yeast alleviates oxidative stress‐induced intestinal mucosa disruption in weaned pigs

L Liu, C Wu, D Chen, B Yu, Z Huang… - Oxidative Medicine …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
To explore the effect of selenium‐enriched yeast (SeY) on intestinal barrier functions in
weaned pigs upon oxidative stress, a 2× 2 factorial design was utilized and thirty‐two pigs …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of selenium as a dietary source on performance, inflammation, cell damage, and reproduction of livestock induced by heat stress: A review

Y Zheng, T Xie, S Li, W Wang, Y Wang, Z Cao… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Heat stress as a result of global warming has harmful consequences for livestock and is thus
becoming an urgent issue for animal husbandry worldwide. Ruminants, growing pigs, and …

Supplemental dietary Selenohomolanthionine affects growth and rumen bacterial population of Shaanbei white cashmere wether goats

LP Li, L Qu, T Li - Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Selenium (Se) is an important trace element for all livestock growth. However, little is known
about the dietary supplementation of Selenohomolanthionine (SeHLan) effect on growth …

Effect of Organic Selenium Supplementation on the Antioxidant Status, Immune Response, and the Relative Expression of IL-2 and IFN-γ Genes in Ewes During the …

H Ashrafi, AA Sadeghi, M Chamani - Biological Trace Element Research, 2024 - Springer
This study was conducted to evaluate the effects of different doses of selenium (Se) from Sel-
Plex©(selenium-enriched Saccharomyces cerevisiae yeast) supplement on the antioxidant …

Effect of different sources of supplemental zinc on performance, nutrient digestibility, and antioxidant enzyme activities in lambs

R Alimohamady, H Aliarabi, RM Bruckmaier… - Biological trace element …, 2019 - Springer
Zinc (Zn) is an essential element in the growth of all animals and plays structural and
catalytic roles in many enzymes and functional proteins. Two completely randomized trials …