title: Lack of an effect of dietary selenium on serum albumin, glucose and urea nitrogen in ewes.
abstract: The results of a study on the effect of dietary selenium administered with vitamin E on serum levels of albumin, glucose and urea nitrogen in ewes are reported. In October, at the onset of breeding, after ten months on a dystrophogenic diet, mean serum levels of albumin (g/dl), glucose (mg/dl) and urea nitrogen (mg/dl) were respectively 3.5, 52.9 and 12.8, in 65 Se-deficient ewes and 3.6, 51.7 and 14.3 in 65 Se-adequate ewes. Despite a significant difference in the serum level of urea nitrogen between Se-deficient and Se-adequate groups, no consistent effect of dietary selenium was apparent.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis*; D001806:Blood Urea Nitrogen; D005260:Female; D011247:Pregnancy; D012643:Selenium / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000172:deficiency / Q000494:pharmacology*; D012709:Serum Albumin / Q000032:analysis*; D012756:Sheep / Q000097:blood*; D012757:Sheep Diseases / Q000097:blood; D014810:Vitamin E / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D012709:Serum Albumin; D014810:Vitamin E; D012643:Selenium