The Effect of Organic Selenium and Vitamin E on Performance, Internal Organ Weight and Blood Parameters in Broiler Rations

Abstract

This study was conducted to investigate the effects of rations containing organic selenium and Vitamin E on live weight, live weight gain, feed consumption, feed efficiency, internal organ weights and blood parameters of broiler chicks. A total of 120, one day old Ross 308 male broiler chicks were used in this study. There were 4 treatment groups each containing 10 chicks of 3 replicates. The control group (K) was fed a basal diet without supplemented organic selenium (Se) and Vitamin E. Treatment groups were fed with 0.6 ppm organic selenium (Sel-Plex) (Se); 150 IU/kg Vitamin E (E) and 0.6 ppm organik selenium (Sel-Plex) + 150 IU Vitamin E (Se+E). The experiment lasted 42 days. There were no significant differences live weight, feed consumption, feed efficiency and relative internal organ weight among the groups (P>0.05). Serum vitamin E levels were higher in vitamin E (E) supplemented group than in other groups (P<0.05).