CharmedMinis
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I had 3 mares Selenium levels checked last week, because we got them from back East last year.
I live in Central New Mexico, where we have more cases of toxicity than we do deficiency. But because of some breeding/foaling issues I've had and the fact that these mares were brought from back East, I decided to have them checked.
Here is the good information that I just learned from my vet, and thought I'd pass on, because I had no clue.
Normal Selenium levels are different for EVERY breed of horse!
Thoroughbreds have the lowest NORMAL Selenium level, and Standardbreds have the highest NORMAL Selenium level. Quarter Horses fall in the middle to slightly lower.
There isn't a whole lot of research done on where Miniatures fall into the range.
Ok onto the question I have
Because my vet doesn't have any data to show where a Miniature Horse should fall in the normal to high level ranges, he's interested in seeing what other Miniatures have tested.
So can you please all let me know what your horses Selenium Levels have tested, and whether your vet diagnosed them as being Low or High.
FYI all 3 of my mares tested at 0.14 PPM. My vet said he found it quite odd that all 3 mares would test exactly the same. He also said that my mares are definitely not getting too much Selenium, and they could be very slightly on the low side but not enough to cause any breeding/foaling problems. But I will be adding a supplement to their feed that has a higher content of Selenium & Vitamin E.
I live in Central New Mexico, where we have more cases of toxicity than we do deficiency. But because of some breeding/foaling issues I've had and the fact that these mares were brought from back East, I decided to have them checked.
Here is the good information that I just learned from my vet, and thought I'd pass on, because I had no clue.
Normal Selenium levels are different for EVERY breed of horse!
Thoroughbreds have the lowest NORMAL Selenium level, and Standardbreds have the highest NORMAL Selenium level. Quarter Horses fall in the middle to slightly lower.
There isn't a whole lot of research done on where Miniatures fall into the range.
Ok onto the question I have
Because my vet doesn't have any data to show where a Miniature Horse should fall in the normal to high level ranges, he's interested in seeing what other Miniatures have tested.
So can you please all let me know what your horses Selenium Levels have tested, and whether your vet diagnosed them as being Low or High.
FYI all 3 of my mares tested at 0.14 PPM. My vet said he found it quite odd that all 3 mares would test exactly the same. He also said that my mares are definitely not getting too much Selenium, and they could be very slightly on the low side but not enough to cause any breeding/foaling problems. But I will be adding a supplement to their feed that has a higher content of Selenium & Vitamin E.
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