The effect of selenium deficiency on the feed consumption and growth of goats |
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| Authors: | M Anke L Angelow B Groppel T Ko?la M Langer |
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| Institution: | Karl-Marx-Universit?t Leipzig, Wissenschaftsbereich Tierern?hrungschemie. |
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| Abstract: | The feed consumption of goats was only reduced after considerable Se depletion. The conversion of Se-depleted animals to an Se-rich ration increased feed consumption within one day. An intrauterine Se deficiency (less than 38 micrograms Se/kg DM of the ration) did not induce intrauterine growth depression in kids. Se depletion led to a highly significant postnatal growth depression which increased with advancing Se depletion both during the lactation period and after weaning. |
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