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Extracted from text ... Effect of ionophores and selenium supplementation on the composition of long-chain fattyacid in carcass fat of steersK. Steenkamp#, E.C. Webb and J.B.J. van RyssenDept of Animal and Wildlife Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, 0002, South Africa#e-mail:ksteenk@postino.up.ac.zaIntroductionIonophores are used in the livestock and feedlot industry, and have many advantageous effects, including increasedgrowth, coccidiostat activity and decreased rumen methane production. This investigation formed part of a histopathologicalevaluation of cattle that received different ionophore treatments combined with a high level of selenium (Se). The effect ofionophores on the composition of fatty acids in muscle, subcutaneous and perirenal fat of steers was researched because ..

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