Artículos de revistas
The use of selenium in the sheep industry: A review
Fecha
2016-07-01Registro en:
Brazilian Journal Of Hygiene And Animal Sanity. Fortalexa: Univ Federal Ceara, Centro Ciencias Agrarias, v. 10, n. 3, p. 529-540, 2016.
1981-2965
10.5935/1981-2965.20160044
WOS:000388661800018
Autor
Fundacao Municipal Educ & Cultura Funec
Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
Universidade de São Paulo (USP)
Institución
Resumen
The importance of mineral supplementation in cattle is already proven and its benefits are widely known, but in the sheep industry this topic is incipient and research are scarce. This article made a literature review addressing the Selenium functions and their use in the sheep industry. It was noticed that the mineral is essential to increase the reproductive rates of the species and therefore stimulates that experiments are conducted to verify the best ways of supplementation and doses to be used.