Selenium in Ruminants – Deficiency and Supplementation
A special issue of Animals (ISSN 2076-2615). This special issue belongs to the section "Cattle".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 January 2024) | Viewed by 1111
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Selenium is an essential trace element in the diet of humans and domesticated animals, especially in ruminants. It is a component of more than 30 selenoproteins, which play a significant role in the body. Selenoproteins protect cells from damage inflicted by free radicals, the cause of many chronic diseases. They also participate in the metabolism of thyroid hormones, control reproductive functions and exert neuroprotective effects. In addition to its anti-proliferative and anti-inflammatory properties, selenium stimulates the immune system. Selenium deficiency has direct or indirect negative effects on the growth, production and health of cattle, causing large financial losses each year. Low selenium levels can lead to the development of nutritional muscular dystrophy, also known as white muscle disease. Parturition problems resulting from reduced tension of the muscular layer of the uterus, postparturient paraplegia, placental retention and purulent inflammations of the uterine lining are also attributed to low selenium levels. The impact and results of selenium supplementation in ruminants depend on the physiological stage, selenium status of animals, type and content of selenium and types of selenium administration.
In this Special Issue, we aim to show the most recent research and developments in selenium deficiency and supplementation in ruminant species including sheep, goats, cattle, camels, camelids and farmed deer.
Dr. Katarzyna Żarczyńska
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- selenium
- supplementation
- deficiency
- ruminants
- health
- nutrition
- selenoproteins
- nutritional muscular dystrophy
- antioxidants
- immunity
- reproduction
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