Selenium deficiency - Vitamin E deficiency - White muscle diseases
Enzootic muscle deficiency - Flying scapula - Nutritional Muscular dystrophy
Selenium is very important is oxidation process inside the body.
Selenium and Vitamin E are both important for these process , where selenium help Vitamin E maintain good concentration in blood levels.
Vitamin E is very important in controlling tissue oxidation and help in activation of vitamin A and prevent forming phospholipidase .
Vitamin E is called Fertility vitamin or anti-sterility vitamin and anti oxidant vitamin .
Causes of Vitamin E and selenium deficiency :
1- In new born calves : suckling milk from vitamin E and selenium deficit cows
2- In adult animals :
a- Grazing in low selenium soil or pastures .
b- Feeding low selenium or Vitamin E foods .
c- Increased Nitrine in water or the ration .
d- Molds and yeast in food .
e- Increased or over exercise for the animal , travel or transporting animals .
f- Brobionic acid and acetic acid increase in the ration .
g- Increase oils in the rations of free fatty acids .
Signs of vitamin E and selenium deficiency :
1- Muscular atrophy due to muscular degeneration.
2- Animal stand on tips toes.
3- Animal is reluctant to move or stand .
4- Swollen in animal joints .
5- Low fertility .
6- Liver affected in some cases causing Jaundice .
7- Impaired respiration
diagnosis of Vitamin E and selenium deficiency :
In labs by Blood sample and measuring vitamin E levels
Treatment of Vitamin E and selenium deficiency :
1- Sodium selenite 6mg/45 k daily for 1 week .
2- Tocopherol alpha acetate 300 Iu / 45 kg animal weight for 1 week by intramuscular route .
3- Wheat germ oil 20 ml dissolved in 50 ml milk by oral route for 1 week .
Prevention of Vitamin E and selenium deficiency :
1- Injection animals with Vitamin E and selenium 1 1ml/ 20 kg body weight .
2- offer animal good pastures fresh and green .
3- Avoid keeping animals for long periods in their house .
4- Injection 1000 iu of alpha tocopherol to pregnant cattle before parturition with 1-3 weeks .
5- Injection of 3000 iu alpha tocopherol to new born animals " second day after parturition and repeat once after week .
6- Injection of Vitamin E and selenium to animals .
