Organic selenium approved for feeds

[Christy Korrow]

The message below was sent to me, asking for comments, can anyone shed any light? Thanks! Christy   Organic selenium approved for feeds  LEXINGTON, KY. -- The U.S. Food & Drug Administration has  approved the registration of Alltech's Sel-Plex organic selenium  for use in pig and turkey feeds, according to an announcement.  Alltech said FDA had already approved the product for broilers  and layers in 2000. The tests scrutinized by FDA included  efficacy tests in large-scale animal groups, safety of the  product, manufacturing process and quality control, Alltech said.  The company noted that Sel-Plex contains 1,000 parts per million  total selenium, with more than 98% present as selenomethionine  and selenocystine, the biologically active forms of selenium.            �2002 Feedstuffs, Miller Publishing Company.