Effects of Selenium Supplementation on Hematological Profile, Gut Microflora Composition, in Vitro Biofilm Formation Assay and Serum IgG Concentration in Goats
Mariam Arain1, Asghar Ali Kamboh1* and Muhammad Javed Arshed2
1Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Faculty of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Sciences, Sindh Agriculture University, 70060 Tandojam, Pakistan
2National Veterinary Laboratory, Islamabad, Pakistan.
* Corresponding author: drasgharkamboh@yahoo.com
Fig. 1.
Effect of Se supplementation in goats on microbial count of E. coli (A), Pseudomonas aeruginosa (B) Staphylococcus aureus (C) and Lactobacillus (D).
Fig. 2.
Effect of Se supplementation in goats on serum IgG concentration.
Fig. 3.
Effect of Se supplementation in goats on biofilm formation activity. The results indicate the mean of triplicate measurements of each animal absorbance 630 after crystal violet staining of biofilms adhered to the wells of microtiter plate.