An experiment was conducted on 12 male kids (about 2-3 months of age and 6.30 ± 0.39 kg average body weight) to elucidate the effect of supplementation of sodium selenite on their serum mineral profile. Kids were randomly divided into two equal groups and fed a basal diet consisted of concentrate mixture and paddy straw to meet their nutrient requirement. Group I served as control (without any supplementation), whereas animals in group II were supplemented with 0.3 mg selenium kg-1DM as sodium selenite. Experimental feeding lasted for a period of 90 days, during which blood samples were collected on day 0 and 90 days of the experimental feeding to study the serum mineral profile of kids. Results revealed significant (P<0.05) increased in serum selenium concentration in sodium selenite supplemented group than control. Serum calcium, phosphorus, iron, copper, zinc, manganese were similar (P>0.05) among the two groups. It may be concluded that supplementation of 0.3 ppm Se as sodium selenite enhanced the serum Se concentration with out affecting other serum minerals of kids.   

Keywords: Sodium selenite; Serum; Minerals; Kids