Selenium deficiency in sheep
Primefact Number: 471 Edition: First edition Released/reviewed: 01 Feb 2007
Selenium is an essential element in the diet of animals and has a variety of roles: an antioxidant that works in conjunction with vitamin E to prevent and repair cell damage in the body, it is involved in immune function and is necessary for growth and fertility.
A deficiency can cause white muscle disease (WMD) in lambs and weaners, scouring, ill thrift and lowered wool production in weaners and hoggets and in some cases infertility in ewes. This Primefact discusses:
- causes of selenium deficiency
- areas affected
- symptoms
- diseases resembling selenium deficiency
- diagnosis
- treatment
- prevention.
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