Organic selenium in cow feed for dairy products

08-12-2020 | Feed additives | Article

The effect of inorganic plus organic selenium supplementation of feeding dairy cows at a moderate level was more effective than sodium selenite, increasing milk selenium concentration of dairy cows by 29.7%. Photo: jcomp

A study in Spain set out to determine the effect of dairy cow feed supplementation with inorganic plus organic selenium on milk yield, and on the selenium enrichment of milk and dairy products to obtain naturally enriched products. Milk and dairy products, such as cheese and yogurt, can be useful sources of selenium-enriched products to increase human selenium intake. Selenium is an essential micronutrient required in trace quantities for normal growth and development of animals, and which play