Primary Hair Growth in Dogs Depends on Dietary Selenium Concentrations

    December 2005 in “ Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition ”
    N. Yu. Seliukova, Karen J. Wedekind, Claudia A. Kirk, R. F. Nachreiner
    Studysummary This study found that both low and high dietary selenium levels reduced hair growth in adult dogs, with optimal growth observed at mid-range selenium concentrations.
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    1. Decreased Selenium Intake and Low Plasma Selenium Concentrations Leading to Clinical Symptoms in a Child With Propionic Acidemia Journal of Inherited Metabolic Disease · 1991