Immune response of stressed calves deficient in selenium

Conference · Sat Mar 01 04:00:00 EST 1986 · Fed. Proc., Fed. Am. Soc. Exp. Biol.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5387257

Reffett, J K; Spears, J W; Brown, Jr, T T

A selenium deficiency in animals may reduce their metabolic and immunological response to stress. Twenty beef calves (212 kg) from a common origin were weaned, transported 322 km and then allotted to one of the following treatments: (1) control, (2) control/stress, (3) selenium (Se) and (4) Se/stress. Previous Se nutriture was controlled as dams of control calves were fed diets marginally deficient in Se (.04-.05 ppm) while dams of Se treatment calves received supplemental Se. Calves in the Se treatments received 0.1 ppm supplemental Se during the study. All animals were subjected to the stresses of weaning and transport. Calves allotted to the stress treatments were also given intratracheal inoculations of Pasteurella hemolytica on day 3 after weaning and transport. Serum immunoglobulins (IgG and IgM) and antibody titers to P. hemolytica were measured on days 0, 1, 3, 7, 10, 17 of the study. Serum IgG was lower for calves in the stress treatments on days 7 and 17. Selenium supplemented calves had higher serum IgM concentrations on day 17. Antibody titers to P. hemolytica were higher on days 10 and 17 for calves in the stress treatments. Calves in the Se treatments had lower antibody titers than controls on days 7, 10 and 17. These results indicate that a marginal Se deficiency can affect the immunological response to stress.

• Research Organization: North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh
• OSTI ID: 5387257
• Report Number(s): CONF-8604222-
• Conference Information: Journal Name: Fed. Proc., Fed. Am. Soc. Exp. Biol.; (United States) Journal Volume: 45:3
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
ANIMALS
ANTIBODIES
BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS
BIOLOGICAL STRESS
CALVES
CATTLE
DIET
DOMESTIC ANIMALS
ELEMENTS
GLOBULINS
IMMUNE REACTIONS
IMMUNOGLOBULINS
MAMMALS
NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PROTEINS
RUMINANTS
SELENIUM
SEMIMETALS
VERTEBRATES