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Productivity and Selenium Concentrations in Egg and Tissue of Laying Quails Fed Selenium from Hydroponically Produced Selenium-Enriched Kale Sprout (Brassica oleracea var. alboglabra L.)

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This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of Se from hydroponically produced Se-enriched kale sprout (HPSeKS) on productive performance, egg quality, and Se concentrations in egg and tissue of laying quails. Two-hundred quails, 63 days of age, were divided into four groups. Each group consisted of five replicates and each replicate had ten birds, according to a completely randomized design. The experiment lasted for 6 weeks. The dietary treatments were T1 (control diet), T2 (control diet plus 0.2 mg Se/kg from sodium selenite), T3 (control diet plus 0.2 mg Se/kg from Se-enriched yeast), T4 (control diet plus 0.2 mg Se/kg from HPSeKS). The findings revealed that productive performance and egg quality of quails were not altered (p > 0.05) by Se sources. Whole egg Se concentrations of quails fed Se from HPSeKS and Se-enriched yeast were higher (p < 0.05) than that of quails fed the control diet. Breast muscle Se concentrations in quails fed Se from HPSeKS were higher (p < 0.05) than that of quails fed Se from sodium selenite and Se-enriched yeast. Heart tissue Se concentrations of quails fed Se from Se-enriched yeast and HPSeKS were similar (p > 0.05), but higher (p < 0.05) than that of quails fed Se from sodium selenite. The results reveal that Se from HPSeKS did not change the performance and egg quality of quails. The effectiveness of Se from HPSeKS was comparable to that of Se-enriched yeast, which was higher than that of Se from sodium selenite.

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Acknowledgments

Mahasarakham University funded this study in budget fiscal year 2012. The authors are grateful to Phytobiotics Feed Additive GmbH for providing Se-enriched yeast (Cytoplex-Se®2000). The laboratory facilities were supported by the Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences and Animal Science Program, Faculty of Technology, Mahasarakham University.

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  1. Animal Science Program, Department of Agricultural Technology, Faculty of Technology, Mahasarakham University, Kantarawichai, Maha Sarakham, 44150, Thailand

    Orawan Chinrasri & Anut Chantiratikul

  2. Department of Chemistry and Center of Excellence for Innovation in Chemistry (PERCH-CIC), Faculty of Sciences, Mahasarakham University, Kantarawichai, Maha Sarakham, 44150, Thailand

    Piyanete Chantiratikul & Sarunya Maneetong

  3. Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Mahasarakham University, Kantarawichai, Maha Sarakham, 44150, Thailand

    Sumalee Chookhampaeng

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Chinrasri, O., Chantiratikul, P., Maneetong, S. et al. Productivity and Selenium Concentrations in Egg and Tissue of Laying Quails Fed Selenium from Hydroponically Produced Selenium-Enriched Kale Sprout (Brassica oleracea var. alboglabra L.). Biol Trace Elem Res 155, 381–386 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12011-013-9824-3

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