Optimizing selenium-enriched yeast supplementation in laying hens: Enhancing egg quality, selenium concentration in eggs, antioxidant defense, and liver health

• Published in: Poultry science Vol. 104; no. 1; p. 104584
• Main Authors: Zhang, Longfei, Zhou, Jianmin, Obianwuna, Uchechukwu Edna, Long, Cheng, Qiu, Kai, Zhang, Haijun, Qi, Xiaolong, Wu, Shugeng
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Inc 01.01.2025; Elsevier
• Subjects: acclimation; alanine transaminase; alkaline phosphatase; Animal Feed - analysis; Animals; antioxidant activity; Antioxidant function; Antioxidants - metabolism; aspartate transaminase; blood serum; catalase; Chickens - physiology; color; Diet - veterinary; dietary supplements; Dietary Supplements - analysis; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; egg production; egg quality; Eggs - analysis; feed conversion; Female; glutathione peroxidase; hepatotoxicity; histology; Laying hens; liver; Liver - drug effects; Liver - physiology; Liver health; METABOLISM AND NUTRITION; Ovum - chemistry; Ovum - drug effects; Ovum - physiology; poultry health; Random Allocation; selenium; Selenium - administration & dosage; Selenium - metabolism; Selenium-enriched eggs; Selenium-enriched yeast; superoxide dismutase; uric acid; Yeast, Dried - administration & dosage; Yeast, Dried - metabolism; yeasts; Liver health; Antioxidant function; Laying hens; Selenium-enriched yeast; Selenium-enriched eggs

This study evaluated the effects of selenium-enriched yeast (SY) supplementation at various levels on health and production parameters in laying hens, including egg production, egg quality, selenium (Se) concentrations in eggs, liver health, serum biochemical markers, antioxidant function, and immun...