Document Type
Report
Report Number
Swine 83-5
Publication Date
1983
Summary
The Food and Drug Administration has approved sodium selenite and sodium selenate as supplements to pig starter diets up to a level of .3 parts per million (ppm) of selenium. In view of this, the potential exists for selenium poisoning to occur through accidental contamination, incorrect mixing or incorrect formulation of the diet. However, little research has been conducted to determine the maximum level of dietary selenium that could be tolerated without affecting pig performance.
The objectives of this study were to establish the level at which selenium becomes toxic to growing swine and to determine which of the parameters evaluated is the best indication of chronic selenium poisoning.
Number of Pages
4
Type
text
Format
application/pdf
Language
en
Publisher
Agricultural Experiment Station, South Dakota State University
Recommended Citation
Goehring, T. B.; Olson, O. E.; Palmer, I. S.; and Libal, G. W., "Selenium Toxicity in Growing Swine" (1983). South Dakota Swine Field Day Proceedings and Research Reports, 1983. 6.
https://openprairie.sdstate.edu/sd_swine_1983/6