Evaluation of Selenium Source on Nursery Pig Growth Performance, Serum and Tissue Selenium Concentrations, and Serum Antioxidant Status

Selenium Auricularia cornea culture (SAC) is a new source of organic selenium. Two experiments were conducted to determine the available energy of SAC fed to pigs and to evaluate the effects of dietary SAC supplementation on growth performance, serum biochemical profiles, fecal short chain fatty acids (SCFA), meat quality, tissue selenium concentration, and oxidative stability of fresh meat in growing-finishing pigs. In Experiment (Exp.) 1, 12 barrows with average body weight (BW) of 42.40 ± 5.30 kg were randomly allotted to two groups and fed the basal diet and SAC-supplemented diet, individually. In Exp. 2, 96 growing-finishing pigs (BW: 91.96 ± 7.55 kg) were grouped into four dietary treatments; each treatment contained six replicates with four pigs per replicate. The four treatments fed a control diet and three experimental diets supplemented with 0.6%, 1.2%, and 2.4% SAC, respectively. The trial lasted for 45 days. The results revealed that digestible energy (DE) of SAC was 11.21 MJ/kg. The average daily gain (ADG) was improved in pigs fed 1.2% and 2.4% SAC during day 24 to 45 and the overall period. Dietary 1.2% and 2.4% SAC supplementation had a lower F/G (p < 0.05) than the control diet during different stages. Dietary SAC supplementation increased fecal butyrate contents (p < 0.05), and pigs fed 1.2% and 2.4% SAC diets had a higher MCT1 mRNA expression (p = 0.04) in the colon. Pigs fed 2.4% SAC had higher GSH-Px contents (p < 0.05) in serum, liver, and longissimus dorsi muscle (LDM) than those in the control group. The 2.4% SAC-supplemented group revealed a higher Se content (p < 0.05) in LDM and a lower MDA concentration (p < 0.05) in fresh meat during the simulated retail display on day six. In conclusion, this study suggested that SAC was more effective in improving growth, enhancing the antioxidant status, depositing Se in muscle, and increasing meat oxidative stability of pigs.

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Growth performance, hematological and biochemical parameters, and hepatic antioxidant status of spotted knifejaw Oplegnathus punctatus in an offshore aquaculture net pen

Aquaculture ◽

10.1016/j.aquaculture.2021.736761 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 541 ◽

pp. 736761

Author(s):

Yudong Jia ◽

Yuntao Gao ◽

Yunhong Gao ◽

Wensheng Li ◽

Changtao Guan

Keyword(s):

Growth Performance ◽

Biochemical Parameters ◽

Antioxidant Status ◽

Hematological And Biochemical Parameters ◽

Offshore Aquaculture

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Betaine improves growth performance, liver health, antioxidant status, breast meat yield, and quality in broilers fed a mold-contaminated corn-based diet

Animal Nutrition ◽

10.1016/j.aninu.2020.11.014 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Chao Wen ◽

Rui Chen ◽

Yueping Chen ◽

Liren Ding ◽

Tian Wang ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Growth Performance ◽

Antioxidant Status ◽

Breast Meat ◽

Meat Yield ◽

Yield And Quality ◽

Breast Meat Yield ◽

Liver Health

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Effect of Silybum marianum seeds as a feed additive on growth performance, serum biochemical indices, antioxidant status, and gene expression of Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus (L.) fingerlings

Aquaculture ◽

10.1016/j.aquaculture.2019.05.006 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 509 ◽

pp. 178-187 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Mohamed S. Hassaan ◽

Eman Y. Mohammady ◽

Mohamed R. Soaudy ◽

Hoda A.S. El-Garhy ◽

Mahmoud M.A. Moustafa ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Gene Expression ◽

Growth Performance ◽

Oreochromis Niloticus ◽

Nile Tilapia ◽

Antioxidant Status ◽

Feed Additive ◽

Silybum Marianum ◽

Nile Tilapia Oreochromis Niloticus ◽

Serum Biochemical ◽

Biochemical Indices

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Effect of Humic Substances as Feed Additive on the Growth Performance, Antioxidant Status, and Health Condition of African Catfish (Clarias gariepinus, Burchell 1822)

Animals ◽

10.3390/ani11082266 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (8) ◽

pp. 2266

Author(s):

Markéta Prokešová ◽

Milena Bušová ◽

Mahyar Zare ◽

Hung Quang Tran ◽

Eliška Kučerová ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Growth Performance ◽

Humic Substances ◽

Biochemical Parameters ◽

Antioxidant Status ◽

Clarias Gariepinus ◽

Feed Additive ◽

African Catfish ◽

Growth Promoter ◽

Total N ◽

Positive Effects

In the present study, a possible nature immunostimulant and growth promoter—humic substances (HS) originating from Siberian leonardite mineraloid—were tested on juvenile Clarias gariepinus performance. Feed additive was applied onto commercial pelleted feed at four HS levels—0, 1, 3, and 6% w/w (HS0, HS1, HS3, HS6, respectively). Diets were tested in five repetitions (in total, n = 1800 individuals, mean body weight 28.1 ± 6.2 g) for 56 days. Growth and production parameters, fish condition and somatic indices, and overall mortality were evaluated after 14, 28, 42, and 56 days of exposure. Whereas, plasma samples were collected only after 0, 28, and 56 days, when fish health status was assessed with biochemical parameters (total proteins, TP; alanine aminotransferase, ALT; aspartate aminotransferase, AST; lactate dehydrogenase, LDH; cholesterol, CHOL; triglycerides, TAG) and fish antioxidant status with glutathione (reduced glutathione, GSH; oxidized glutathione, GSSG; glutathione ratio GSH/GSSG). Although a significantly positive effect of HS feed additive on growth performance was not found in the present study, moderately positive effects were found regarding biochemical parameters (ALT, AST, LDH, CHOL, and TAG) and antioxidants (GSH/GSSG ratio) that were improved especially in the HS3 group.

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Effects of organic chromium sources on growth performance, lipid metabolism, antioxidant status, breast amino acid and fatty acid profiles in broilers

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture ◽

10.1002/jsfa.11053 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Miaomiao Han ◽

Yiqiang Chen ◽

Juntao Li ◽

Yuanyang Dong ◽

Zhiqiang Miao ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Fatty Acid ◽

Lipid Metabolism ◽

Amino Acid ◽

Growth Performance ◽

Antioxidant Status ◽

Fatty Acid Profiles

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Zinc and/or Selenium Enriched Spirulina as Antioxidants in Growing Rabbit Diets to Alleviate the Deleterious Impacts of Heat Stress during Summer Season

Animals ◽

10.3390/ani11030756 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (3) ◽

pp. 756

Author(s):

Fawzia Hassan ◽

Samia Mobarez ◽

Manal Mohamed ◽

Youssef Attia ◽

Aml Mekawy ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Growth Performance ◽

Antioxidant Status ◽

Crude Protein ◽

Ldl Cholesterol ◽

White Male ◽

Protein Digestibility ◽

Nutrient Digestibility ◽

Plasma Total Cholesterol ◽

Low Concentrations ◽

Diet Control

Effects of dietary supplemental zinc and/ or selenium enriched spirulina (Zn-Sp, Se-Sp and Zn-Se-Sp, respectively) as antioxidants on growth performance, nutrient digestibility, plasma biochemicals and antioxidant status of growing rabbits under summer conditions were evaluated. A total of 160 New Zealand White male rabbits at six-weeks-old were randomly assigned to four groups. The first group received untreated diet (control). The other groups received diet supplemented with 100 mg Zn-Sp/kg diet, 0.5 mg Se-Sp/kg diet or 100 mg Zn-Sp+ 0.5 mg Se-Sp, respectively. The findings showed that the supplemented diets enhanced growth performance of rabbits at marketing. Rabbits fed Zn-Sp exhibited high dry and organic matter digestibilities while those fed Zn-Sp and Zn-Se-Sp diet supplemented achieved high crude protein digestibility. Rabbits fed diet supplemented with Zn-Se-Sp gave the highest hot carcass weight when competed with their counterparts. Zn-Sp and Zn-Se-Sp supplemented diets tended to promote dressing percentage. Low concentrations of plasma total cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol and VLDL-cholesterol were recorded by Se-Sp and Zn-Se-Sp groups. Rabbits fed Se-Sp, Zn-Se-Sp had the greatest HDL, plasma TAC and catalase and the lowest TBARs. Conclusively, dietary supplementation of 100 mg Zn-Sp, 0.5 mg Se-Sp or their combination could improve growth performance, nutrients digestibility and antioxidant status of heat stressed growing rabbits.

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