02819naa a2200301 a 450000100080000000500110000800800410001902200140006002400410007410000170011524501700013226000090030250001280031152017750043965300250221465300170223965300130225665300260226965300220229565300200231770000160233770000190235370000180237270000160239070000200240670000140242677300770244010128132019-10-15       2012    bl uuuu     u00u1 u    #d  a0048-96977 a10.1016/j.scitotenv.2011.06.0162DOI1 aJUCHEM, S.O.  aGrazing as an alternative for utilization of saline-sodic soils in the San Joaquin ValleybSelenium accretion and performance of beef heifers.h[electronic resource]  c2012  aArticle history: Received 22 February 2011 / Revised 3 June 2011 / Accepted 7 June 2011 / Available online 27 January 2012.  aABSTRACT. Two experiments were conducted to evaluate Se accumulation and health of non-pregnant, non-breeding beef cattle grazing on forages with a high Se content due to irrigation with saline drainage water. Heifers grazed experimental pastures of "Jose" tall wheatgrass (TWG; Thinopyrum ponticum var. "Jose") and creeping wildrye (CWR; Leymus triticoides var. "Rio") for190. days in Experiment 1 (2007) and for 165. days in Experiment 2 (2008). In experiment 1, mean Se concentrations were similar in TWG and CWR herbage (4.0 versus 3.7 ± 0.26. mg/kg dry weight; p= 0.34) as was crude protein (113 versus 114 ± 7.9. g/kg dry weight; p= 0.94). Concentrations of Se in blood increased by 300% during the grazing period, and were similar for heifers grazing the TWG or CWR pastures (0.94 versus 0.87 ± 0.03. mg/kg; p= 0.89). Heifers grazing on TWG gained more body weight than did heifers grazing on CWR (0.59 versus 0.27 ± 0.07. kg/days; p< 0.01). In experiment 2, concentration of Se (4.0 versus 2.8. mg/kg ± 0.19. mg/kg dry weight; p< 0.01) and crude protein (79 versus 90 ± 5.6. g/kg dry weight; p< 0.01) differed, for TWG and CWR, respectively. Within 20. days, Se concentrations in blood had increased by 300% and by nearly 200% in heifers grazing on TWG or CWR. All data cited are least square means ± standard error of the mean. Data from our two grazing seasons are consistent in demonstrating the safety of grazing beef cattle for a period of up to 6. months on TWG and CWR forages having high levels of Se due to irrigation with saline drainage water. This suggests that forage production using saline drainage water is a viable alternative for saline soils with limited potential for producing high value, salt-sensitive, crops.  © 2011 Elsevier B.V.  aDrainage water reuse  aLiver biopsy  aSalinity  aSalt-tolerant forages  aSelenium toxicity  aTall wheatgrass1 aBENES, S.E.1 aROBINSON, P.H.1 aGRATTAN, S.R.1 aVASQUEZ, P.1 aCHILIBROSTE, P.1 aBRITO, M.  tScience of the Total Environment, 1 March 2012, Volume 419, Pages 44-53.