Use of sodium hydroxide treated selenium deficient barley to induce vitamin E and selenium deficiency in yearling cattle.
Selenium deficient barley grown in Northern Ireland was treated with sodium hydroxide to deplete it of vitamin E. Housed cattle fed a complete diet based on this treated barley developed nutritional degenerative myopathy, showing that spontaneous myopathy in yearling cattle can be the result of vitamin E and selenium deficiency alone. The diet used is as effective and cheaper than others presently in use for inducing degenerative myopathy.
D000821:Animal Feed / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000201:enzymology / Q000209:etiology*; D003402:Creatine Kinase / Q000097:blood; D002523:Edible Grain / Q000187:drug effects*; D005979:Glutathione Peroxidase / Q000097:blood; D001467:Hordeum / Q000032:analysis / Q000187:drug effects*; D012643:Selenium / Q000032:analysis / Q000172:deficiency*; D012972:Sodium Hydroxide / Q000494:pharmacology*; D014810:Vitamin E / Q000494:pharmacology; D014811:Vitamin E Deficiency / Q000097:blood / Q000201:enzymology / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary*
D014810:Vitamin E; D012972:Sodium Hydroxide; D005979:Glutathione Peroxidase; D003402:Creatine Kinase; D012643:Selenium