Effect of supplementation with antioxidants in goats and their newborns evaluated during the transition period

The objective of this study was to evaluate hematological parameters of dam and newborn goats of the does that were supplemented with Selenium and Vitamin E. Also, the amount of Selenium and Vitamin E of the serum and milk was measured for evaluation of amount that was transferred from dam to newborns. Fifteen Saanen does that were supplemented starting on the fourth month of pregnancy until the end of the experiment and twenty-one kids from these does were used. The does and the newborns were divided into three groups based on the dam treatments: Control and Control milk (base diet with 50% forage and 50% concentrate); Se and Se milk (2.5 mg of Se/Kg Dm added to the diet) and Sev and Sev milk (2.5 mg of Se/Kg DM and 1000 IU/day of Vitamin E/ kg DM), for does and kids, respectively. The kids started receiving ad libitum access to feed from 7 d postpartum. The experiment continued for 56 d. Blood samples were collected from dam before the supplementation, during the partum and 2, 7, 14, and 28 d postpartum. Milk was collected during partum and 28 d postpartum. Blood samples were collected from newborns before ingesting of colostrum and 2, 7, 14, and 28 The objective of this study was to evaluate hematological parameters of dam and newborn goats of the does that were supplemented with Selenium and Vitamin E. Also, the amount of Selenium and Vitamin E of the serum and milk was measured for evaluation of amount that was transferred from dam to newborns. Fifteen Saanen does that were supplemented starting on the fourth month of pregnancy until the end of the experiment and twenty-one kids from these does were used. The does and the newborns were divided into three groups based on the dam treatments: Control and Control milk (base diet with 50% forage and 50% concentrate); Se and Se milk (2.5 mg of Se/Kg Dm added to the diet) and Sev and Sev milk (2.5 mg of Se/Kg DM and 1000 IU/day of Vitamin E/ kg DM), for does and kids, respectively. The kids started receiving ad libitum access to feed from 7 d postpartum. The experiment continued for 56 d. Blood samples were collected from dam before the supplementation, during the partum and 2, 7, 14, and 28 d postpartum. Milk was collected during partum and 28 d postpartum. Blood samples were collected from newborns before ingesting of colostrum and 2, 7, 14, and 28 d postpartum. Blood samples were analyzed for Selenium, Vitamim E, Erythrocyte (red blood cell- RBC- 106/mm3), Hemoglobin (Hb-g/dL), Hematocrit (Hct-%), Mean Co