The Relationship between Selenium and T3 in Selenium Supplemented and Nonsupplemented Ewes and Their Lambs
| Autor: | Abd Elghany Hefnawy, Seham Youssef, P. Villalobos Aguilera, C. Valverde Rodríguez, J. L. Tórtora Pérez |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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| Zdroj: | Veterinary Medicine International, Vol 2014 (2014) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2090-8113 2042-0048 |
| DOI: | 10.1155/2014/105236 |
| Popis: | Twenty pregnant ewes were selected and classified into two groups. The first group received subcutaneous selenium supplementation (0.1 mg of sodium selenite/kg BW) at the 8th and 5th weeks before birth and 1st week after birth while the other was control group without selenium injection. Maternal plasma and serum samples were collected weekly from the 8th week before birth until the 8th week after birth and milk samples were taken from ewes weekly, while plasma and serum samples were collected at 48 hours, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 5th, and 8th weeks after birth from the newborn lambs. Results demonstrated significant positive relationship between maternal plasma selenium and serum T3 in supplemented and control ewes (r=0.69 to 0.72, P |
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