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22.
Selenium status in cattle herds in Wallonia (Belgium): overview
and health management -
Youcef Mehdi, Jean-François Cabaraux,
Jean-Luc Hornick, Louis Istasse and Isabelle Dufrasne
Veterinary World, 7(12): 1144-1149
doi:
10.14202/vetworld.2014.1144-1149
Youcef Mehdi:
Nutrition Unit, Animal Production Department, Veterinary Faculty,
University of Liège, Boulevard de Colonster 20, Bât. B43, 4000
Liège, Belgium;
ymehdi@doct.ulg.ac.be
Jean-François Cabaraux:
Veterinary Ecology Unit, Animal Production Department, Veterinary
Faculty, University of Liège, Boulevard de Colonster 20, Bât. B43,
4000 Liège, Belgium;
jfcabaraux@ulg.ac.be
Jean-Luc Hornick:
Nutrition Unit, Animal Production Department, Veterinary Faculty,
University of Liège, Boulevard de Colonster 20, Bât. B43, 4000
Liège, Belgium;
jlhornick@ulg.ac.be
Louis Istasse:
Nutrition Unit, Animal Production Department, Veterinary Faculty,
University of Liège, Boulevard de Colonster 20, Bât. B43, 4000
Liège, Belgium;
listasse@ulg.ac.be
Isabelle Dufrasne: Nutrition Unit, Animal Production
Department, Veterinary Faculty, University of Liège, Boulevard de
Colonster 20, Bât. B43, 4000 Liège, Belgium;
Isabelle.Dufrasne@ulg.ac.be
Received: 29-07-2014, Revised: 18-11-2014, Accepted: 22-11-2014,
Published online: 29-12-2014
Corresponding author:
Isabelle Dufrasne, e-mail: Isabelle.Dufrasne@ulg.ac.be
Abstract
Aim:
Monitoring was performed in order to determine the Selenium
(Se) status of cattle herds in different agricultural areas in
Wallonia (Belgium).
Materials and Methods: The study included 114 heifers and 184
cows (82 dairy and 102 beef cows) from 66 cattle farms situated in
Wallonia. The Se status was assessed by measuring the glutathion
peroxydase in red cells and converting it to the equivalent Se
blood content.
Results: The average blood concentrations of Se were very low.
The Ardennes region was an area where the lowest Se status was
recorded. The highest levels of Se in dairy cows and beef cows
were recorded respectively in the limoneuse region and Famenne
areas. The Se content in beef herds was lower compared with that
of dairy herds (35 vs. 56 μg/L,
p<0.01).
Conclusion: On average over all the regions, 87% of animals
were classified as deficient and only 13% of the animals were
classified as adequate. The heifers from both dairy and beef herds
in Wallonia exhibited a deficiency in Se classified as moderate to
severe. The beef herds showed larger deficiencies compared with
the dairy herds. Selenium deficiency can be prevented by ensuring
adequate supplementation of deficient animals in Se deficient
regions. An increased consumption of vitamin-mineral supplements,
the use of Se-enriched fertilizers and ingredients containing high
levels of Se can help to reduce or correct deficiencies recorded
in cattle herds in Wallonia.
Keywords: cows, glutathione peroxidase,
heifers, selenium deficiency.
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