Selenium in poultry nutrition and health / Peter F. Surai.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Surai, Peter F., author.

Contributor:

ProQuest ebook central

Clarence J. Marshall Memorial Library Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Selenium in animal nutrition.

Poultry--Feeding and feeds.

Poultry.

Selenium--Physiological effect.

Selenium.

Selenium--Health aspects.

Physical Description:

1 online resource : illustrations (some color)

Place of Publication:

Netherlands : Wageningen Academic Publishers, 2018.

Contents:

Intro; About the author; Table of contents; Preface; Abbreviations; Chapter 1 Antioxidant systems in animal body; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Free radicals and reactive oxygen and nitrogen species; 1.3 Three levels of antioxidant defence; 1.4 Superoxide dismutase in biological systems; 1.5 Superoxide dismutase in avian biology; 1.6 Other antioxidant mechanisms; 1.7 Oxidative stress and transcription factors; 1.8 Vitagene concept development; 1.9 Conclusions; References; Chapter 2 Molecular mechanisms of selenium action: selenoproteins; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 The selenoprotein family

2.3 Selenocysteine: the functional selenium2.4 Glutathione peroxidases; 2.5 Glutathione peroxidase activity effectors; 2.6 GSH-Px and their biological roles; 2.7 Thioredoxin reductases as a major part of the thioredoxin system; 2.8 Iodothyronine deiodinases; 2.9 Other selenoproteins; 2.10 General conclusions; References; Chapter 3 Selenium in feed: organic selenium concept; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Selenium in soils and plants; 3.3 Selenium absorption and metabolism; 3.4 Selenium status and bioavailability; 3.5 Effectors of selenium absorption, metabolism and bioavailability

3.6 Selenium sources for poultry3.7 Selenium-enriched yeast: pluses and minuses; 3.8 SeMet and OH-SeMet; 3.9 Chelated Se products; 3.10 Nano-Se products; 3.11 Conclusions; References; Chapter 4 Selenium deficiency in poultry; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Exudative diathesis; 4.3 Nutritional pancreatic atrophy; 4.4 Nutritional encephalomalacia; 4.5 Nutritional muscular dystrophy; 4.6 Impaired immunocompetence; 4.7 Impaired thyroid hormone metabolism; 4.8 Reduced fertility; 4.9 Reduced egg production and quality; 4.10 Decreased hatchability and increased embryonic mortality; 4.11 Conclusions

6.9 Se-enriched eggs and meat as functional food6.10 Conclusions; References; Chapter 7 Selenium and immunity; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Immune system and its evaluation; 7.3 Phagocyte functions; 7.4 Antibody production; 7.5 Lymphocyte functions; 7.6 In vitro effects of selenium on immune cells; 7.7 Disease resistance; 7.8 Immunoprotective effects of Se in stress conditions; 7.9 Molecular mechanisms of immunomodulating properties of selenium; 7.10 Immunocommunication, free radicals and selenium; 7.11 Conclusions; References; Chapter 8 Antioxidant-prooxidant balance in the gut; 8.1 Introduction

ReferencesChapter 5 Selenium in poultry nutrition; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Selenium for breeders; 5.3 Selenium for commercial layers; 5.4 Selenium for broilers; 5.5 Conclusions; References; Сhapter 6 Selenium-enriched eggs and meat; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Selenium and human health; 6.3 Strategies to deal with Se deficiency in human diet; 6.4 Addressing Se deficiency in humans via Se-enriched eggs; 6.5 Se-enriched eggs in a global context; 6.6 Safety of Se-enriched eggs; 6.7 Se-enriched meat; 6.8 Optimal selenium forms in the diets for Se-egg and Se-meat production

Notes:

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.

Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed September 10, 2018).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Clarence J. Marshall Memorial Library Fund.

ISBN:

9789086868650

9086868657

Publisher Number:

99993498332

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.