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. 2020 Mar 17;68(14):4075–4097. doi: 10.1021/acs.jafc.0c00172

Table 12. Livestock (Species, Breed, and Muscle), Se Treatment (Se Dose and Source), and Main Effects of Se Supplementation in Animal Feeding.

species breed muscle dose Se source main effects reference
Beef            
  Limousin × Holstein–Friesian longissimus dorsi and psoas major 0.30 or 0.50 mg of Se kg–1 Se-enriched yeast, sodium selenite ↑Se and GPx activity in meat, little or no effect in meat oxidative stability (154)
  Charolais longissimus thoracis 0.3 mg of Se kg–1 Se-enriched yeast, sodium selenite ↑Se concentrations for the Se yeast, ↑color lightness, ↓shear force (113)
Pig            
  [Landrace × Yorkshire] × Duroc loin 0.3 mg of Se kg–1 Se-enriched yeast, Se-proteinate ↓Se concentrations in loin for the Se yeast (155)
  Duroc × Landrace × Yorkshire longissimus dorsi 0.3 mg kg–1 Se-enriched yeast ↓drip loss; ↓lightness; =redness, TBARS, and thiols (156)
Poultry            
  broiler breast and leg 0.3 mg of Se kg–1 sodium selenite ↑color degree, ↓drip losses, ↑serum GPx (157)
  ArborAcres pectoralis major 0.3, 0.5, 1.0, or 2.0 mg of Se kg–1 nano-Se ↓TBARS, ↑muscle glutathione peroxidase (158)
  Ross 308 breast 0.15 mg of Se kg–1 SeMet ↑total antioxidant capacity, ↓malondialdehyde concentration (159)
  high line turkeys pectoralis major and peroneus longus 0.08 or 0.23 mg of Se kg–1 seleno yeast, sodium selenite ↑muscle tissue GPx activities (160)
Rabbit            
  Californian hindleg 0.3 mg of Se kg–1 SeMet ↑vitamin E and Se; ↓index of lipid oxidation, TBARS (161)
  New Zealand white longissimus dorsi 10% of Se-fortified olive leaves (2.10 mg kg–1) sodium selenate solution ↑oleic acid, ↓desaturase index, ↓TBARS (117)
  New Zealand white longissimus dorsi 10% of Se-fortified olive leaves (2.10 mg kg–1) sodium selenate solution ↓TBARS, ↑GPx and α-tocopherol, ↑SeMet and SeCys2 in meat (114)
  hyplus loin and hindleg 0.12 mg of Se kg–1 Se yeast (Sel-Plex, Alltech) ↑Se content of meat (100)
Lamb            
  Italian apennine lambs longissimus dorsi 0.30 mg of Se kg–1 sodium selenite ↑Se content of meat (162)
  lambs longissimus dorsi 0.30 mg of Se kg–1 sodium selenite + Vit E ↓TBARS (163)
  north country mule × Suffolk longissimus dorsi 0, 0.11, 0.21, or 0.31 mg of Se kg–1 selenized enriched yeast, sodium selenite no significant effects of treatment on meat quality assessments (164)