Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for selenium deficiency syndrome

17 FDA reports name selenium deficiency syndrome, a lower-volume reaction in the CVM extract (VeDDRA 550). Plate stamps and neighbourhood peers follow.

#2254 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
17
reports citing this reaction
88.2%
death-coded share
Cattle
most-affected species

Release-over-release change

What changed in the latest FDA data snapshot

PlainBreed reconstructed the prior snapshot from dated openFDA partitions through 2025 Q4, then compared it with the 2026-07-27 openFDA export. Selenium deficiency syndrome has 17 reports now versus 17 in that prior snapshot: 0 the same number of (0.0%).

Report change
+0
Death-coded reports
+0
Death-coded share
−0.0 pts

This compares reported-event counts in two source snapshots. It does not establish a change in real-world risk, product safety, or disease incidence.

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FDA AER · VeDDRA plate

Code 550 VOL-TRACE

VOL-TRACE · DEATH-HOT · BOTTOM-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · SPECIES-CATTLE · DRUG-LEAD · DESK-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • VOL-TRACE 17 reports
  • DEATH-HOT 88.2%
  • BOTTOM-DECILE #2254/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH Anoestrus
  • SPECIES-CATTLE Cattle · 16
  • DRUG-LEAD Tulathromycin · 7
  • DESK-MID 6 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: Anoestrus (±0 reports)

Upper-third death-coded share drives the outcome stamps on this plate; volume band, corpus rank, and co-report peers follow. Not a clinical diagnosis.

Lower-volume neighbourhood around Selenium deficiency syndrome

Lower-third volume poles plus nearest peers, not a full reaction corpus board reprint.

Vomiting · highest174348Anoestrus · near17Bone nonunion, medica… · near17Cardiac insufficiency · near17Cerebral vascular acc… · near17Selenium deficiency s… · thi…17Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Selenium deficiency syndrome

Selenium deficiency syndrome: high death-coded share in the FDA AER plate

Signature read: Selenium deficiency syndrome's 88.2% death-coded share is among the highest in the openFDA reaction corpus. Report volume is lower-third scale: 17 named reports in the openFDA extract. Death-coded share is upper-third: 15 of 17 reports (88.2% of named reports). Nearest volume peer: Anoestrus (±0 reports). Lead species Cattle (16). Lead co-reported drug Tulathromycin (7).

Read these counts as reporting volume, not risk: per our methodology, A high death-coded share in FDA filings does not prove causation; co-reporting is voluntary temporal association only. Browse the full reactions index or the about page for how PlainBreed frames FDA CVM extracts.

Species Most Affected

Cattle 16
Horse 1

Breeds Most Affected

Cattle (other) 9
Mixed (Cattle) 3
Aberdeen Angus 2
Quarter Horse 1
Cattle (unknown) 1
Piedmont 1

Associated Drugs

Tulathromycin 7
Bovine Parainfluenza Virus 3 (Ts), Rlb103 (Nl-Bk-6), Mlv; Bovine Respiratory Syn 4
Ceftiofur Crystalline Free Acid 4
Bovine Parainfluenza Virus 3, Reisinger(Nl-Bk-6), Mlv; Bovine Respiratory Syncyt 3
Doramectin 2
Albendazole 2
Multi-Vitamin 2
Oxytetracycline 2
Moxidectin 2
Monensin Sodium 2
Clostridium Chauvoei, F, Kb; Clostridium Haemolyticum, Irp-135, Kb; Clostridium 1
Mannheimia Haemolytica Type A1, Nl-1009, Capsular Antigen, Kb; Mannheimia Haemol 1
Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus, 53637, Bvd2Mlv-D; Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus, Nadl 1
Xylazine 1
Penicillin G Procaine 1
Bovine Respiratory Syncytial Virus, 597-10 10Th Psg Strain 375; Bovine Viral Dia 1
Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus, Type 2, Strain 53637, Lot Bvd2Mlv-D; Bovine Viral D 1
Bovine Rhinotracheitis-Virus Diarrhea-Parainfluenza3-Respiratory Syncytial Virus Vaccine, Modified Live Virus, Mannheimia Haemolytica Toxoid 1
Gamithromycin 1
Bovine Parainfluenza 3 Virus, Modified Live Virus + Bovine Respiratory Syncytial Virus, Modified Live Virus + Bovine Rhinotracheitis Virus, Modified Live Virus + Bovine Virus Diarrhea Type 1, Modified Live Virus + Bovine Virus Diarrhea Type 2, Modified Live Virus + Mannheimia Haemolytica Toxoid 1

What to do with this reaction

A report does not prove a drug caused the reaction; consult a veterinarian before acting on this data.

Source: FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine openFDA Animal & Veterinary Adverse Events (CVM AER) · 2025

openFDA Animal & Veterinary Adverse Events (FDA CVM) for Selenium deficiency syndrome (#2254 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 88.2%. PlainBreed reaction plate · death-coded share stamp 88.2% · vintage 2025.

Informational only. FDA adverse-event reports are voluntary and do not prove causation; consult a veterinarian before acting on them. Verify with FDA CVM →