EFFECT OF SELENIUM INJECTION IN PREGNANT CAMELS ON SELENIUM STATUS OF THEIR NEW-BORN AND MILK

Bernard Faye; Ossamah Althamma; Abdelgadir Musaad; Gaukhar Konuspayeva; Mohammed Bengoumi

doi:10.9755/ejfa.v26i4.17272

Authors

Bernard Faye Camel project UTF/SAU/044/SAU, Center for Agriculture Project, P. O. Box n°761 Al-Kharj 11942, Saudi Arabia2Département Environnement et Sociétés, CIRAD Campus International de Baillarguet, UR 18, TA/C 112A, 34398 Montpellier cedex, France
Ossamah Althamma Camel and Range Research Center, P.O.Box 322, Sakaka, Al-Jouf, Saudi Arabia
Abdelgadir Musaad Camel and Range Research Center, P.O.Box 322, Sakaka, Al-Jouf, Saudi Arabia
Gaukhar Konuspayeva Camel project UTF/SAU/044/SAU, Center for Agriculture Project, P. O. Box n°7 Al-Kharj 11942, Saudi Arabia Kazakh National Al-Farabi University, Av. Al-Farabi, 050040, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Mohammed Bengoumi FAO Regional Office, Tunis, Tunisia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.9755/ejfa.v26i4.17272

Keywords:

Camel, Milk, Colostrum, Selenium, Copper, Zinc

Abstract

The effect of inoculation of selenium solution to pregnant camels was investigated to assess the impact on selenium status of the new-born and on the selenium concentration in milk. In the trial included 2 groups of 8 camels, the treated one receiving a single injection of selenium solution at the end of pregnancy. In blood, no difference was observed between control and treated group before injection. A significant difference was observed at delivery as well in dam (33.3 vs 44.7 ng/mL respectively) as in calf (28.5 vs 47.6 ng/mL respectively). In milk, the selenium was also significantly in higher concentration in treated group (93 ± 49 ng/mL) than in control one (59 ± 19 ng/mL) at the delivery time. Zinc concentration in milk was positively correlated to selenium content. The improvement of selenium status by a single injection was slight and more efficient supplementation ways could be proposed to the camel farmers.