Influence of High Dietary Lead on Selenium Metabolism in Dairy Calves

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Metabolism of orally dosed 75Se was studied in 10 intact male Holstein calves that were fed ad libitum a control diet containing no added Pb or supplemented with 1000 ppm Pb as PbSO4 for 4 wk. Lead-supplemented calves did not exhibit any clinical signs of Pb toxicity. Voluntary feed intake was reduced by 9.5% and average daily gain by 23%. Lead content of rib, liver, and kidney increased. Serum glutamic oxaloacetate transaminase activity was increased during the last 2 wk of the experiment in calves fed Pb. In calves receiving supplemental Pb, 75Se absorption, blood concentration, and urine concentration were reduced by 26, 21, and 42%, respectively. Tissue 75Se concentrations were significantly lower in kidney, liver, testicle, pancreas, small intestine, heart, spinal cord, and muscle in calves fed Pb. There was a significant negative correlation (r = −.78) between 75Se and stable Pb concentrations in the liver. It is not clear whether the ingestion of subclinical amounts of Pb could affect the absorption and utilization of Se in dairy calves to the extent of Se deficiency when dairy calves are kept in areas known to be low in Se. © 1987, American Dairy Science Association. All rights reserved.

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Neathery, M. W., Miller, W. J., Gentry, R. P., Crowe, C. T., Alfaro, E., Fielding, A. S., … Blackmon, D. M. (1987). Influence of High Dietary Lead on Selenium Metabolism in Dairy Calves. Journal of Dairy Science, 70(3), 645–652. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(87)80054-1

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