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The importance of selenium in the prenatal and postnatal development of calves and lambs.
Biol. Trace Elem. Res. 24, 163-171 (1990)
Selenium deficiency is responsible for Zenker type muscle degeneration in calves, lambs, and foals in the prenatal and postnatal stages of development. Investigations have shown that the selenium GSH Px, and vitamin E content of the maternal and fetal parts of the placenta in cattle are different. Similarly, low concentrations of selenium are present in milk from cows and sheep. In addition to an inadquate supply of selenium and vitamin E as a contributory cause of fetal nutritive muscular dystrophy (FNMD), it is assumed that a placental transport block and/or impaired selenium metabolism in the placenta are also responsible. Postnatal nutritive muscular dystrophy, however, is attributed to either acute selenium and vitamin E deficiency in basic feed or impaired plant absorption of selenium as a result of antagonistic elements, such as sulphur.
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Publication type
Article: Journal article
Document type
Scientific Article
Keywords
Calves ; Lambs ; Muscle Degeneration ; Selenium
ISSN (print) / ISBN
0163-4984
e-ISSN
1559-0720
Quellenangaben
Volume: 24,
Issue: 2-3,
Pages: 163-171
Publisher
Springer
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Reviewing status
Peer reviewed
Institute(s)
Institute of Ecological Chemistry (IOEC)