Increasing selenium concentration in milk: Effects of amount of selenium from yeast and cereal grain supplements

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 90, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 4117-4127

  Heard, J W ^a   Stockdale, C R ^a   Walker, G P ^a   Leddin, C M ^a   Dunshea, F R ^a   McIntosh, G H ^b   Shields, P M ^c   McKenna, A ^d   Young, G P ^b   Doyle, P T ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c ALLTECH INC   (United States)

^d Tatura Milk Industries Ltd   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dairy cow; Pasture fed; Selenium; Selenium yeast

Indexed keywords

BOS; FRIESIA; TRITICOSECALE;

SELENIUM;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CATTLE; CEREAL; CHEMISTRY; DIET; FEMALE; MILK; MUSCLE; PHYSIOLOGY; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CEREALS; DIET; FEMALE; MILK; MUSCLES; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SELENIUM;

EID: 34848896412     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2006-800     Document Type: Article

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