Home > Journals > Journal of Animal Feed Science and Technology

Journal of Animal Feed Science and Technology

Submit your article Read this Journals View all journals
Full Text (PDF)
Original Article

Effect of Sodium Selenite Supplementation on Serum Mineral Profile of Male Kids (Capra Hircus)

Kamdev Sethy , Kamdev Sethy , C. Mishra , S.K. Mishra , K. Behera , D.P. Das , R.K. Swain , G.P. Mohanty

Author Information

Licence:



Journal of Animal Feed Science and Technology 2(1):p 15-20, January - June 2014. | DOI:

How Cite This Article:

Timeline

Received : N/A         Accepted : N/A          Published : N/A

Abstract

An experiment was conducted on 12 male kids (about 2-3 months of age and 6.30 ± 0.39 kg average body weight) to elucidate the effect of supplementation of sodium selenite on their serum mineral profile. Kids were randomly divided into two equal groups and fed a basal diet consisted of concentrate mixture and paddy straw to meet their nutrient requirement. Group I served as control (without any supplementation), whereas animals in group II were supplemented with 0.3 mg selenium kg-1DM as sodium selenite. Experimental feeding lasted for a period of 90 days, during which blood samples were collected on day 0 and 90 days of the experimental feeding to study the serum mineral profile of kids. Results revealed significant (P<0.05) increased in serum selenium concentration in sodium selenite supplemented group than control. Serum calcium, phosphorus, iron, copper, zinc, manganese were similar (P>0.05) among the two groups. It may be concluded that supplementation of 0.3 ppm Se as sodium selenite enhanced the serum Se concentration with out affecting other serum minerals of kids.   

Keywords: Sodium selenite; Serum; Minerals; Kids 

References

No records found.


About this article

Cite this article

Licence:



Received Accepted Published
N/A N/A N/A
DOI:

Keywords


Article Level Metrics

Last Updated

Monday 07 September 2026, 20:09:26 (IST)

1086

Accesses

4
168
00

Citations


NA
NA
NA

Download citation


Article Keywords

Keyword Highlighting

Highlight selected keywords in the article text.


Timeline

Received N/A
Accepted N/A
Published N/A

licence




Access this article

Reprint Order Form
Buy this Article
Institutional Subscriptions

Share