Higher whole-blood selenium is associated with improved immune responses in footrot-affected sheep

<p>Abstract</p> <p>We reported previously that sheep affected with footrot (FR) have lower whole-blood selenium (WB-Se) concentrations and that parenteral Se-supplementation in conjunction with routine control practices accelerates recovery from FR. The purpose of this follow-up st...

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Main Authors: Hall Jean A, Sendek Rachel L, Chinn Rachel M, Bailey D Paul, Thonstad Katie N, Wang Yongqiang, Forsberg Neil E, Vorachek William R, Stang Bernadette V, Van Saun Robert J, Bobe Gerd
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-09-01
Series:Veterinary Research
Online Access:http://www.veterinaryresearch.org/content/42/1/99