Animal Husbandry and Feed Science ›› 2024, Vol. 45 ›› Issue (5): 71-76.doi: 10.12160/j.issn.1672-5190.2024.05.009

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Research Progress on Nano-selenium and Its Application in Animal Production

JIANG Pengcheng1, HE Peng2, LIU Xingwei3   

  1. 1. Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine Station of Yanjiang Town,Yanjiang District,Ziyang City,Sichuan Province,Ziyang 641300,China;
    2. Animal Nutrition Institute,Sichuan Academy of Animal Science,Chengdu 610066,China;
    3. Agricultural Technology Extension Center of Wutongqiao District,Leshan City,Sichuan Province,Leshan 614800,China
  • Received:2024-06-17 Online:2024-09-30 Published:2024-11-29

Abstract: Selenium is one of the essential trace elements for animals, which is involved in a series of biological processes such as anti-oxidation, immunity, reproduction and intestinal bacterial flora regulation. In recent years, among the selenium preparations from different sources, nano-selenium has attracted the attention of animal nutrition researchers both in China and abroad due to such advantages as low toxicity, high bio-availability, good safety and strong antioxidant property, becoming a hotspot in the research field of feed additives. This paper summarized the nature and characteristics, absorption and metabolism mechanism, and biological functions of nano-selenium, and reviewed the research progress on its application in animal production, in hoping to provide references for the development of nano-selenium feed additives and their scientific application in animal production.

Key words: nano-selenium, biological function, animal production, application

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