Selenium supplementation increases wool growth and reduces faecal egg counts of Merino weaners in a selenium-deficient area

Animal Production Science

Volumn 50, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 688-692

  Celi, Pietro ^a   Eppleston, Jeff ^b   Armstrong, Annabel ^a   Watt, Bruce ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Tablelands Livestock Health and Pest Authority   (Australia)

Author keywords

gastrointestinal parasites; glutathione peroxidase

Indexed keywords

EGG; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FECES; PARASITE INFESTATION; SELENIUM; WEANING; WOOL;

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 77955202514     PISSN: 18360939     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AN09168     Document Type: Article

References (20)

1. Burke JM, Miller JE, Terrill TH (2009) Impact of rotational grazing on management of gastrointestinal nematodes in weaned lambs. Veterinary Parasitology 163, 67-72. doi:10.1016/j.vetpar.2009.03.054
2. Colditz IG, Watson DL, Gray GD, Eady SJ (1996) Some relationships between age, immune responsiveness and resistance to parasites in ruminants. International Journal for Parasitology 26, 869-877. doi:10.1016/S0020-7519(96) 80058-0
3. Coop RL, Holmes PH (1996) Nutrition and parasite interaction. International Journal for Parasitology 26, 951-962. doi:10.1016/S0020-7519(96) 80070-1
4. Coop RL, Kyriazakis I (1999) Nutrition-parasite interaction. Veterinary Parasitology 84, 187-204. doi:10.1016/S0304-4017(99)00070-9 (Pubitemid 29320031)
5. Donald G, Langlands J, Bowles J, Smith A (1994) Subclinical selenium insufficiency. 5. Selenium status and the growth and wool production of sheep supplemented with thyroid hormones. Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture 34, 13-18. doi:10.1071/EA99 40013
6. Eady SJ, Woolaston RR, Mortimer SI, Lewer RP, Raadsma HW, Swan AA, Ponzoni RW (1996) Resistance to nematode parasites in Merino sheep: sources of genetic variation. Australian Journal of Agricultural Research 47, 895-915. doi:10.1071/AR9960895
7. Grace ND, Knowles SO, West DW (2006) Dose-response effects of longacting injectable vitamin B12 plus selenium (Se) on the vitamin B12 and Se status of ewes and their lambs. New Zealand Veterinary Journal 54, 67-72.
8. Hemsworth PH, Barnett JL, Karlen GM, Fisher AD, Butler KL, Arnold NA (2009) Effects of mulesing and alternative procedures to mulesing on the behaviour and physiology of lambs. Applied Animal Behaviour Science 117, 20-27. doi:10.1016/j.applanim.2008.12.007
9. Langlands J, Donald G, Bowles J, Smith A (1991) Subclinical selenium insufficiency. 1. Selenium status and the response in liveweight and wool production of grazing ewes supplemented with selenium. Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture 31, 25-31. doi:10.1071/EA9910025
10. Liu SM, Masters DG, Adams NR (2003) Potential impact of nematode parasitism on nutrient partitioning for wool production, growth and reproduction in sheep. Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture 43, 1409-1417. doi:10.1071/EA03017 (Pubitemid 38171153)
11. Louie K, Vlassoff A, MackayAD(2007) Gastrointestinal nematode parasites of sheep: a dynamic model for their effect on liveweight gain. International Journal for Parasitology 37, 233-241. doi:10.1016/ j.ijpara.2006.09.013
12. Masters DG, Peter DW (1990) Marginal deficiencies of cobalt and selenium in weaner sheep: response to supplementation. Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture 30, 337-341. doi:10.1071/EA99 00337
13. Miller FM, Blair HT, ReynoldsGW, RevellDK(1998) The role of cysteine in the increased parasite susceptibility of Romney sheep selected for hogget fleece-weight. Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production 58, 150-153.
14. MorrisCA,Vlassoff A, Bisset SA, Baker RL, WatsonHTG,West CJ, Wheeler M (2000) Continued selection of Romney sheep for resistance or susceptibility to nematode infection: estimates of direct and correlated responses. Animal Science 70, 17-27.
15. Robson S, Plant JW (2007) Selenium deficiency in sheep. In 'Primefact 471'. (NSW Department of Primary Industries) Available at http://www.dpi. nsw.gov/au/-data/assets/pdf-file/0016/11/355/selenium-deficiency-insheep. pdf [Verified 5 July 2010]
16. Sackett D, Holmes P, Abbott K, Jephcott S, Barber M (2006) Final report: assessing the economic cost of endemic disease on the profitability of Australian beef cattle and sheep producers. Australia. Meat and Livestock Australia Ltd, Sydney.
17. Segovia J, Arzola C, Ruiz O, Salinas-Chavira J, Rodriguez-Muela C, Jimenez J, Gonzalez-Garcia H, Castillo-Castillo Y (2008) Effect of organic and inorganic selenium supplementation of weight performance of ewes and lambs. Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances 7, 1555-1558.
18. Smith A, Madden KB, Yeung KJA, Zhao A, Elfrey J, Finekelman F, Levander O, Shea-Donohue T, Urban JF Jr (2005) Deficiencies in selenium and/or vitamin E lower the resistance of mice to Heligmosomoides polygrus infections. The Journal of Nutrition 135, 830-836.
19. van Houtert MFJ, Sykes AR (1996) Implications of nutrition for the ability of ruminants to withstand gastrointestinal nematode infections. International Journal for Parasitology 26, 1151-1167. doi:10.1016/ S0020-7519(96)00120-128
20. Whelan BR, Barrow NJ, Peter DW (1994) Selenium fertilizers for pastures grazed by sheep. 2. Wool and liveweight responses to selenium. Australian Journal of Agricultural Research 45, 877-887. doi:10.1071/AR9940877