Selenium in Pig Nutrition and Reproduction: Boars and Semen Quality—A Review

Selenium plays an important role in boar nutrition via participating in selenoprotein synthesis. It seems likely that selenoproteins are central for antioxidant system regulation in the body. Se-dependent enzyme glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) is the most studied selenoprotein in swine production. H...

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Main Authors: Peter F. Surai, Vladimir I. Fisinin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Asian-Australasian Association of Animal Production Societies 2015-05-01
Series:Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.ajas.info/upload/pdf/ajas-28-5-730.pdf