Re: Nitty gritty on selenium!

["Duncan Fletcher" <dfletche@gte.net>]

I kindof expected someone else to answer this. From NRC, adequate
concentration: 0.1 mg/kg of overall diet, maximum tolerable dose 10 mg/kg of
overall diet. Concentration in supplements may be measured a number of
different ways: parts per million, mg/lb, microgram/lb. Blood tests can run
to discover the true selenium status of the horse.

Duncan Fletcher
dfletche@gte.net


-----Original Message-----
From: Maggie Mieske <mmieske@netonecom.net>
To: Ride Camp <ridecamp@endurance.net>
Date: Saturday, January 16, 1999 5:32 PM
Subject: Nitty gritty on selenium!


>Dear ridecampers,
>Just wondering who can give me an answer as to HOW MUCH selenium one
>should supplement a horse daily?  Is it measured in MICROgrams,
>MILLIgrams, or what?  I would like a precise amount that assumes that
>there is NO added selenium anywhere else in the diet.  Thanks!
>Maggie
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