Table 5.

Selenium and iodine content of wool of lambs, offsprings of Australian Merino ewes reared on natural pasture, and supplemented 30 days prior to lambing with selenium (Se) and iodine (I) or with selenium (Se) alone.

Diet	Wool selenium (mg/kg DM)	Wool iodine (mg/kg DM)
Pasture	0.063 ± 0.031	0.016 ± 0.003
Pasture + Se + I	0.092 ± 0.033	0.020 ± 0.002
Pasture + Se	0.093 ± 0.022	0.024 ± 0.002
	ns	ns

Data are mean ± SEM of 10 lambs for each diet. Selenium and iodine data in wool were analyzed by ANOVA one way to compare between diets. No difference between diets were detected at p < 0.05. DM = dry matter, ns = non significant.