ArticleAnimal bioscience2022
Effects of dietary methyl sulfonyl methane and selenium on laying performance, egg quality, gut health indicators, and antioxidant capacity of laying hens.
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- L-Selenomethylselenocysteine Improves Growth Performance, Antioxidant Status, and Meat Quality in White-Feathered Broilers More Effectively than Selenomethionine.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2026Article
- Biological functions of methylsulfonylmethane and its application in animal production: a review.Journal of animal science and technology · 2026Review
- Effects of relative humidity on physiology and behavior of laying hens exposed to high ambient temperatures.Tropical animal health and production · 2024Article
- Effects of Methyl Sulfonyl Methane and Selenium Yeast on Fatty Liver Syndrome in Laying Hens and Their Biological Mechanisms.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2023Article
- Se-EnrichedAntioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Role of Dietary Methyl Sulfonyl Methane in Poultry.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2023Review
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Abstract
objectiveThis study investigated the effects of dietary methyl sulfonyl methane (MSM) and selenium (Se) on the laying performance, egg quality, gut health indicators, egg yolk Se content, and antioxidant markers in laying hens.
methodsOne hundred ninety-two 73-wk-old laying hens were randomly divided into four groups with eight replicates of six hens each. Four diets were prepared in a 2×2 factorial arrangement with or without MSM and Se. The trial lasted for 12 wk.
resultsThere were no interaction effects or main effects (p>0.05) on laying performance and egg quality. However, feed intake increased in Se-fed hens (p = 0.051) and decreased in MSM-fed hens (p = 0.067) compared with that of hens in the control group. Dietary MSM increased (p<0.05) the ileal villus height and villus height:crypt ratio in hens compared with those receiving the non-supplemented control diet. Dietary MSM and Se did not affect the percentage of short-chain fatty acids in the ileal contents. Dietary Se enriched the Se content in egg yolk compared with that of the non-supplemented control diet (p<0.05). Dietary Se increased (p<0.05) glutathione peroxidase levels in the liver and serum samples compared to the control diet. The total antioxidant capacity in the liver increased (p<0.05) in laying hens that were fed MSM-supplemented diets than in hens fed the control diet. Dietary MSM significantly increased the relative superoxide dismutase levels in serum samples (p<0.05).
conclusionSupplementation with either MSM or Se independently improved the antioxidant capacity of laying hens. Furthermore, dietary Se produced Se-enriched eggs, but this effect was neither additive nor synergistic with dietary MSM.
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