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32 ÍSLENZKAR LANDBÚNAÐARRANNSÓKNIR
SUMMARY
Seasonal variation of selenium in the blood of
sheep. Experiment at Hvanneyri in 1980
Guðný Eiríksdóttir
Baldur Símonarson
and
Þorsteinn Þorsteinsson
Institute of Experimental Pathology
Keldur, Reykjavík,
Bjarni Guðmundsson
and
JÓN VlÐAR JÓNMUNDSSON
Hvanneyri.
The selenium status in ewes during
pregnancy was investigated at the ex-
perimental farm at the Agricultural Col-
lege at Hvanneyri 1979—1980. The ewes
were fed silage or hay, both groups re-
ceiving supplementary feeding (cereal
based conceutrecter) in spring and half of
the ewes received supplementation during
the mating season.
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in January to 66 IU/g Hb in March and
íinally to 44 IU/g Hb in May. There was
no difference GPx activities between the
two groups. This decrease during pregn-
ancy was greater than in rams where GPx
activity in March was 112 IU/g Hb and
102 IU/g Hb in May.
After grazing highland pastures during
the summer GPx activities in the blood of
the ewes increased to 140 IU/g Hb.
The selenium concentration determin-
ed in feed samples taken during the indoor
feeding season was always less than 80
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