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08.03.2024

Heat stress: a true economic challenge!

Heat stress is having an increasing impact on animal production due to the global climate change. Alone in the US it causes producers losses of more than US$2.5 billion annually. A combination of metabolic heat, reduced sweating ability and skin insulation exacerbates the effects of heat stress. Heat stress leads to increased oxidative stress associated with the production of ROS (reactive oxygen species) and lipid peroxidation. Selenium has antioxidant properties and can effectively counteract the damage caused by oxidative stress.
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Highly bioavailable selenium increases the activity of protective enzymes such as glutathione peroxidase and superoxide dismutase. These enzymes accelerate the process of neutralising ROS, thus helping to reduce the associated damage. Several studies show that the production of heat stress proteins decreases when selenium is supplemented with highly available selenium sources. As a result, resources are freed up for the animals’ growth and production.

An additional benefit of highly available selenium is the improvement of meat quality (drip loss, shear strength, shelf life).

Reach out to our experts Yvonne Link or Maximilian Timpfler, Product Management Plexomin, for more details: Yvonne Link or Maximilian Timpfler.

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