Vol. 11, Issue 10 (2022)

Author(s):
Parmeshwar Laxman Sirsat and Mahendra Mohan Yadav

Abstract:
In India, the major issue of chicken meat is high amount of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) that makes it highly susceptible to oxidative degradation. Experiential evidence on the effects of vitamin E, Se, or both on poultry performance is scarce, often inconclusive and contradictory. The feeding trial of six weeks in broiler chicks (n=160) was conducted which were subjected to 4 treatments and designated as treatment T₀, T₁, T₂ and T₃ respectively. All the broiler chicks were fed with starter ration up to 21 days and finisher ration from 22 to 42 days of age. The chicks fed with basal diet in control group (T₀), while chicks in treatment T₁ was fed with basal diet supplemented with Selenium @ 0.15 mg + Vitamin E @ 15 mg/kg of feed respectively, T₂ and T₃ were fed basal diet with Selenium @ 0.30 mg + Vitamin E @ 30 mg/kg of feed and Selenium @ 0.45 mg + Vitamin E @ 45 mg/kg of feed, respectively. All the birds were given isocaloric and isonitrogenous diets throughout the experimental period. Weekly, birds were collectively weighed upto six weeks. Serum-Biochemical viz, Albumin, Triglycerides HDL, LDL, Glucose was analysed on 42^nd day by using automatic blood analyser machine. The cumulative body weight gains at 6^th week were 1941.93±3.35, 2014.95±2.67, 2060.53±3.76 and 2137.95±3.05g for T₀, T₁, T₂ and T₃ groups, respectively. The average blood serum cholesterol for T₀, T₁, T₂ and T₃ were 245.33±4.80, 224.88±5.58, 211.63±3.31 and 219.98±6.02 (mg/dL), respectively. The average serum HDL (High density lipoprotein) for T₀, T₁, T₂ and T₃ were 53.47±1.94, 51.58±2.75, 58.68±2.03 and 61.07±2.39 (mg/dL), respectively. The values of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) for treatment T₀, T₁ and T₂ were 51.14±2.21, 50.25±2.01, 56.70±2.21 and 46.40±1.97 (mg/dL), respectively. The average serum triglyceride for T₀, T₁, T₂ and T₃ were 38.14±2.03, 41.42±1.90, 38.85±2.16 and 32.74±2.79 (mg/dL), respectively. The average serum albumin for T₀, T₁, T₂ and T₃ were 2.01±0.18, 1.69±0.12, 1.53±0.14 and1.45±0.12 (mg/dL), respectively.