The conditions associated with Vitamin E
and /or selenium deficiency in swine are
Mulberry heart disease, Hepatosis dietetica,
Skeletal muscle degeneration and Exudative
diathesis (Sharp et al. 1972). In pigs,
Vitamin E is necessary for the optimum
function and metabolism of the nervous,
muscular, circulatory and immune systems
and Selenium is an essential nutrient and a part of an enzyme called glutathione
peroxidase which also acts as an antioxidant and thus has a complementary role to vitamin E. The less selenium in the diet, the greater is the requirement for vitamin E in feed (The pigsite). Past few years� problems associated with either the lack of availability of vitamin E and selenium or absolute
deficiencies have become major problems in
swine farms that have been maintained with
exclusively with swill feeding especially for fattener stock in India. 1331458832.php