Table 2.

Overview of Se and vitamin E deficiency syndromes in ruminants.

Species	Syndrome	Affected system, resp. organ
Cattle	Nutritional myodystrophy of calves	Skeletal muscle, myocardium
	Retained placenta	Placental connection with the uterus
	Ovarian cysts	Ovaries
	Decreased production, mastitis	Udder, mammary gland
	Immune system disorders	Decrease Th lymphocyte production and phagocytic activity
	Anemia	Erythrocytes
Sheep/goat	Nutritional myodystrophy	Skeletal muscle, myocardium
	Infertility	Loss of uterine tone
	Decreased production, mastitis	Udder, mammary gland
	Immune system disorders	Decrease Th lymphocyte production and phagocytic activity

Source: Adapted from Zigo et al. (67).