Texas Agricultural Extension Service â¢ Zerle L. Carpenter, Director â¢ The Texas A&M University System â¢ College Station,Texas. Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory. Syndrome (PRRS) is rapidly gaining importance. as one of the most economically significant dis-. eases to keep out of Texas swine herds. In late 1992, a large swine herd in Texas. became infected with PRRS virus. The results.
If you take dietary supplements, chances are you are also taking Silicon Dioxide which is often contained within most supplements. Silicon Dioxide is an anti-caking agent that may account for up to 3% of a vitamin formula.
Report Abuse. Silicon is a major ion in osteogenic cells, which are the bone-forming cells in young, uncalcified bone. The silicon in tissues is usually bonded to glycoproteins such as cartilage, whereas the silicon in blood is almost entirely found as either free orthosilicic acid or linked to small compounds.ow dietary silicon also has been shown by the GFHNRC to increase the excretion of products resulting from collagen and bone breakdown and loss, which are used as markers of osteoporosis risk.