Selenium(Se) is an essential trace element for human body, including soil microorganisms, plants, animals, and humans. Humans mainly absorb selenium through plant and animal food, while the content of selenium in food depends on the available form of selenium in soil as well as the absorption and...

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of different levels of sodium selenite (SS) and yeast selenium (SY) on laying performance, egg quality, egg selenium content and egg selenium conversion rate of laying ducks, and to explore their enrichment and elimination rules in duck eggs. ...

Introduction: Selenium is an essential mineral for many metabolic functions of the body, including the activation of enzymes and the optimal biochemical and physiological function of birds (Antongiovanni et al., 2007). Selenium protects cell membranes from oxidative damage and can therefore improve ...

Context:: Selenium deficiency occurs all over the world. Therefore, the research and development of selenium supplements has been a focus for relevant scholars. Organic selenium is safer and more efficient than is inorganic selenium. In fact, China's sika deer resources are of high quality, but the ...

Tibetan kefir grains (TKGs) were used to absorb and convert inorganic selenium to organic selenium. The selenium enrichment procedure was optimized to produce the selenium-enriched Tibetan kefir grains (SeTKGs) with high microbial activity and organic selenium percentage (OSP). The optimal...

Background and Objectives: In mammals, the need for minerals increases during the pregnancy for the growth and development of the fetus and reaches its maximum level at the end of the pregnancy. Therefore, it is vital to supplement pregnant ewes with a sufficient quantity of micro-minerals to...

Selenium is an indispensable trace element in animals. Previous findings have shown that selenium deficiency can lead to various muscle diseases. Muscle is the major edible portion of animals and the largest tissue in fish. Therefore, the aim of this experiment was to investigate how dietary ...

In order to investigate the effects of different levels of dietary selenium-rich Cardamine hupingshanensis on the growth performance, physiological and biochemical parameters, selenium metabolism, antioxidant capacities and innate immunities in black carp (Mylopharyngodon piceus), 360 juvenile...

This experiment was conducted to investigate the effects of different selenium sources on growth performance, serum biochemical indexes, liver antioxidant capacity and glutathione peroxidase system gene (GPXs) expression of squabs. A total of 384 one-day-old squabs and 96 pairs of healthy pigeons...

In order to identify the types and characteristics of natural selenium-rich crops in the Xining Basin of the Qinghai Tibet Plateau, reveal the potential ecological value of alkaline selenium-rich soil, and scientifically explore the direction of natural selenium-rich land use, in this study, a...