A primacy in science and education – Part 2. The quest for functional food – selenium is the key

Animal husbandry has traditionally relied on the ease with which the outcome of breeding programmes could be judged, and for the most part, this has successfully resulted in the development and exploitation of genetic potential. Nutritionists are paying increasing attention to the value and bioavailability of nutrients in human diets and animal rations. By Dr Richard Murphy The complex interaction between an animal’s genotype, environmental factors and random variation ultimately determin