Table 3.

Quantification of total Se content and the selenium species in lamb tissue (results expressed per dry mass (dm)).

Experimental Diet		Total Se Content	Extracted SeCys2	Extracted SeMetSeCys	Extracted SeMet
		μg/kg dm	μg/kg dm	μg/kg dm	μg/kg dm
Liver	group I—RO diet	853.5 ± 192.2	51.2 ± 15.1	69.7 ± 16.6	49.9 ± 2.7
	group II—FO diet	700.1 ± 76.3	45.7 ± 16.3	73.3 ± 19.7	43.7 ± 5.4
	group III—CA diet	740.4 ± 113.4	55.2 ± 11.1	68.7 ± 11.1	49.7 ± 9.2
	group IV—CASeY diet	1381.4 ± 139.6	132.8 ± 12.3	166.2 ± 19.5	176.6 ± 14.8
	group V—CASeVI diet	1448.2 ± 179.2	44.7 ± 16.2	137.6 ± 12.6	103.1 ± 7.7
Muscle MLD	group I—RO diet	243.7 ± 31.3	52.0 ± 4.6	58.3 ± 10.1	64.5 ±7.9
	group II—FO diet	252.2 ± 25.0	60.7 ± 6.3	65.0 ± 15.2	60.1 ± 8.3
	group III—CA diet	257.1 ± 35.6	60.4 ± 2.3	65.5 ± 3.2	42.3 ± 20.9
	group IV—CASeY diet	352.5 ± 127.2	79.0 ± 4.1	156.1 ± 23.0	254.8 ± 11.3
	group V—CASeVI diet	317.7 ± 26.5	55.4 ± 3.6	50.9 ± 8.8	121.9 ± 16.9
Heart	group I—RO diet	767.1 ± 99.6	68.6 ± 4.6	62.2 ± 9.0	55.7 ± 4.9
	group II—FO diet	799.4 ± 121.7	68.9 ± 12.4	50.2 ± 10.6	43.2 ± 3.3
	group III—CA diet	871.2 ± 59.5	61.1 ± 15.2	47.9 ± 8.6	59.5 ± 3.0
	group IV—CASeY diet	1134.5 ± 142.4	92.1 ± 6.8	128.4 ± 6.5	89.0 ± 11.3
	group V—CASeVI diet	1138.5 ± 103.5	62.6 ± 3.5	60.3 ± 8.6	99.3 ± 12.4

Data are presented as mean (± SD) for measurements in three replicates for five animals undergoing the same treatment. dm–dry mass; MLD-longissimus dorsi muscle