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Title: | The Effect of Dietary Selenium Source and Vitamin E Levels on Performance of Male Broilers | Contributor(s): | Choct, Mingan (author) ; Naylor, A J (author) | Publication Date: | 2004 | Handle Link: | https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/3645 | Abstract: | Selenium and vitamin E are micronutrients essential for normal health and maintenance in poultry. They are necessary in preventing free radical damage to phospholipid membranes, enzymes and other important molecules. Two experiments were conducted in a semi-commercial environment to examine the effect of Se source and vitamin E level in diet on broiler performance and meat quality. Increasing vitamin E from 50 IU to 100 IU did not affect growth performance of broilers although the 24 h drip-loss was tended to be reduced (p=0.06). There was an interaction between vitamin E and the source of Se in glutathione peroxidase activity (GSH-Px) and Se concentration in excreta. Increasing vitamin E from 50 IU to 100 IU elevated GSH-Px and Se concentration in excreta by 42 IU/g Hb and 0.9 ppm for the organic Se group, respectively, but reduced GSH-Px and Se concentration in excreta by 16 IU/g Hb and 1.3 ppm for inorganic group, respectively. Vitamin E played no role in the feather coverage of the birds when scored on day 37. Organic Se is more effective in improving feather score and 24 h drip-loss, with a markedly higher deposition rate in breast muscle and a lower excretion rate in the excreta (p<0.05) compared to the inorganic Se source. Both vitamin E and the source of Se did not affect (p>0.05) the energy utilisation by birds. (Asian-Aust. J. Anim. Sci. 2004. Vol 17, No. 7 : 1000-1006) | Publication Type: | Journal Article | Source of Publication: | Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences, 17(12), p. 1000-1006 | Publisher: | Asian-Australasian Association of Animal Production Societies | Place of Publication: | Republic of Korea | ISSN: | 1976-5517 1011-2367 |
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: | 070204 Animal Nutrition | Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: | 830309 Poultry | Peer Reviewed: | Yes | HERDC Category Description: | C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal | Publisher/associated links: | http://www.ajas.info/ |
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