The health benefits of selenium in food animals: a review

Table 1 Summary of in vivo and in vitro studies evaluating the health benefits of Selenium

Source	Targeted species^a	Pathogen	Effect	References
SeMet	Pigs	Virus	Antiviral	[15, 19]
Se-yeast	Humans	Virus	Antiviral	[16]
Se-yeast	Pigs	Bacteria	Antibacterial	[2]
Se-yeast	Ruminants	Bacteria	Antibacterial	[20]
SeMet; Se-yeast	Poultry	Bacteria	Antioxidant, immunomodulation, antibacterial	[21, 22]
Se-yeast; SeMet	Pigs	N/A	Immunomodulation, antioxidant	[23,24,25,26,27,28,29,30]
Sodium selenite	Humans	Virus	Antiviral	[31]
Se-yeast; Sodium selenite	Poultry	Virus	Antiviral	[32]
Se-enriched alfalfa	Ruminants	Bacteria	Immunomodulation	[33]
Sodium selenite	Poultry	Bacteria	Antibacterial	[34]
Se-enriched probiotics	Poultry	Protozoa	Antioxidant	[35]

N/A not applicable; the antimicrobial effect of Se was not evaluated in the study
^aIn some studies cell culture models were used

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