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Effects of Selenium Yeast in Combination with Boron on Muscle Growth and Muscle Quality in Broilers

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The effect of selenium yeast in combination with boron on both growth and quality of the muscle in broilers was investigated. A total of 600 one-day-old Arbor Acres broilers were randomly divided into five groups with 120 broilers per group (6 replicates per group). The control group received a basal diet, and experimental groups I–IV received the same basal diet supplemented with 0.3 mg/kg selenium yeast and different doses of boron (0, 5, 10, and 15 mg/kg, respectively). The experiment was conducted for 42 days. Breast and thigh muscles were harvested and muscle quality were examined on day 21 and day 42 of the experiment. Compared to the control group, at 21 days of age, the thigh muscle weight and index were significantly increased in broilers of experimental group II (all P < 0.05); however, the drip loss and shear force of breast and thigh muscle were significantly decreased (P < 0.05). At 42 days of age, the breast muscle weight and index as well as the breast and thigh muscle water holding capability had significantly increased in broilers of experimental group II (all P < 0.05); the breast and thigh muscle drip loss, cooking loss and shear force, and thigh muscle fiber diameter were significantly reduced (all P < 0.05). Breast and thigh muscle fibers were tightly arranged with small cross-sectional areas in broilers of experimental group II. These results suggest that supplementation of 0.3 mg/kg selenium yeast in combination with 5 mg/kg boron in the basal diet can promote muscle growth and improved muscle quality in broilers.

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This study was funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (31402154, 31502137, and 31672502), the Key Projects of the Anhui Provincial Education Department (KJ2017A505), the Agricultural Science and Technology Achievements Transformation Fund Project of Anhui, China (1504032001), and the Key Projects of Anhui Science and Technology University (ZRC2016476, ZRC2013354).

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    Erhui Jin, Qianqian Hu, Man Ren, Guangming Jin, Lin Liang & Shenghe Li

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Jin, E., Hu, Q., Ren, M. et al. Effects of Selenium Yeast in Combination with Boron on Muscle Growth and Muscle Quality in Broilers. Biol Trace Elem Res 190, 472–483 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12011-018-1548-y

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