Document Type
Report
Report Number
A.S. Series 79-25
Publication Date
1979
Summary
Mercury contamination of some segments of the environment has been implicated as a cause of lowered reproductive efficiency in certain waterfowl, possibly through the production of lower quality, thin shelled eggs prone to embryo dehydration and death. Selenium, on the other hand, has been reported to provide some protection from methylmercury toxicity. The studies reported here were for the purpose of determining the extent of the mercury-selenium relationship and whether it is influenced by dietary protein level.
Number of Pages
3
Type
text
Format
application/pdf
Language
en
Publisher
Department of Animal Science, Agricultural Experiment Station, South Dakota State University
Recommended Citation
Emerick, R. J.; Palmer, I. S.; Nelson, R. A.; and Carlson, C. W., "Mercury, Selenium and Protein Interrelationships in Laying Hens" (1979). South Dakota Poultry Field Day Proceedings and Research Reports, 1979. 9.
https://openprairie.sdstate.edu/sd_poultry_1979/9