Abstract
Otago is a unique low selenium (Se) area of New Zealand where residents have low blood Se levels, unlike the North Island where Se status is affected by the periodic importation of Australian wheat (1). Because of poor wheat harvests in 1984, a shipment of Australian wheat was imported into Dunedin, and was used in wheat products such as bread and flour from September 1984 till March 1985.
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Robinson, M.F., Thomson, C.D. (1988). Effect of a Shipment of High-Selenium Wheat on Selenium Status of Otago (N.Z.) Residents. In: Hurley, L.S., Keen, C.L., Lönnerdal, B., Rucker, R.B. (eds) Trace Elements in Man and Animals 6. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-0723-5_111
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