Effects of Different Selenium Sources on Laying Performance, Egg Selenium Concentration, and Antioxidant Capacity in Laying Hens

• Published in: Biological trace element research Vol. 189; no. 2; pp. 548 - 555
• Main Authors: Meng, Tiantian, Liu, Yi-lin, Xie, Chun-yan, Zhang, Bin, Huang, Yi-qiang, Zhang, Ya-wei, Yao, Yajun, Huang, Ruilin, Wu, Xin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer US 01.06.2019; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Animals; antioxidant activity; Antioxidants; Antioxidants - metabolism; Biochemistry; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Biotechnology; blood serum; Capacity; Chickens; Conversion ratio; Corn; corn meal; Deposition; Diet; Dietary Supplements; Egg production; egg weight; Eggs; enzyme activity; Feed conversion; Female; Food conversion; gene expression regulation; genes; Glutathione; Glutathione peroxidase; Glutathione Peroxidase - metabolism; Glycine; Glycine (amino acid); laying hens; laying performance; Life Sciences; Liver; messenger RNA; Metabolism; Methionine; mRNA; Nutrition; Oncology; Oxidation; Peroxidase; phospholipid-hydroperoxide glutathione peroxidase; poultry industry; Selenium; Selenium - analysis; Selenium - metabolism; Serum; Sodium; Sodium selenite; Sodium Selenite - analysis; Sodium Selenite - metabolism; soybean meal; Soybeans; Weight; Yeast; Yeasts; Antioxidant capacity; Egg selenium concentration; Laying hens; Nano-selenium; Selenium yeast

Supplementation of selenium (Se) is a common practice in the poultry industry via sodium selenite (SS) and selenium yeast (SY), while the effects of nano-selenium (NS) on laying hens are poorly known. This study aimed to compare the effects of NS, SS, and SY on productivity; selenium (Se) deposition...