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ArticleBiological trace element research2024

Effect of Dietary Supplementation of Organic Selenium Nanoparticles on Growth Performance and Carcass Traits of Broiler Chickens.

Mohamed E Abd El-Hack, Elwy A Ashour, Shahira Abdel Baset, Mahmoud Kamal, Ayman A Swelum, Gamaleldin M Suliman, Alia Ebrahim, Samar S Bassiony

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Article in Biological trace element research, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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12 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors.

Mohamed E Abd El-HackPoultry Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Zagazig University, Zagazig, 44511, Egypt. dr.mohamed.e.abdalhaq@gmail.com.
Elwy A AshourPoultry Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Zagazig University, Zagazig, 44511, Egypt.
Shahira Abdel BasetPoultry Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Zagazig University, Zagazig, 44511, Egypt.
Mahmoud KamalAnimal Production Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, Dokki, 12618, Giza, Egypt.
Ayman A SwelumDepartment of Animal Production, College of Food and Agriculture Sciences, King Saud University, 11451, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. aswelum@ksa.edu.sa.
Gamaleldin M SulimanDepartment of Animal Production, College of Food and Agriculture Sciences, King Saud University, 11451, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Alia EbrahimJiangsu Key Laboratory for Microbes and Genomics, School of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, China.
Samar S BassionyPoultry Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Zagazig University, Zagazig, 44511, Egypt.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study examined how broilers up to 38 days of age fared regarding growth efficiency and carcass characteristics concerning selenium nanoparticle activities (SeNPs). A total of 180 one-week-old broiler (Cobb 500) chicks without sex were randomly allocated into three groups, each with six replications of 10 chicks. The trial took 38 days to complete. The three study dietary groups were fed ad libitum feed and water throughout their 38-day of age, along with corn-and-soybean meal-based diets supplemented with 0 (control), 1.5, and 2.0 ml SeNPs (concentration = 5%) /kg diet, respectively. According to the current findings, the SeNP supplementation groups had greater body weight, weight gain, and performance indicators than the control group after 38 days of the feeding experiment. The findings demonstrated that dietary interventions did not affect the amount of feed consumed (FC) per chick per day or the feed conversion ratio (FCR). The conclusion is that adding SeNPs to broiler diets at 1.5 or 2.0 ml/kg increased productivity. In contrast, lower levels of selenium (Se) (1.5 ml/kg diet) showed encouraging results and could be employed as a useful feed additive in broilers.

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Animal FeedChickensDietary SupplementsNanoparticlesSeleniumAnimalsMaleWeight GainSeleniumBroilerCarcassGrowthNanoparticlesSelenium

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PMID37932618

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