Vol. 11, Special Issue 10 (2022)

Author(s):
Shwetha HS, Narayana Swamy M, Srinivas RB, Kalmath GP, Byregowda TR, Veena MP, Anitha MM and Rajendran D

Abstract:
The present study was designed to evaluate the dietary influence of nano-selenium (Nano-Se) and nano-curcumin on histology of liver and kidney in Ven-Cobb broiler chickens. A total of 360 day-old broiler chicks were randomly divided into four groups with each group comprising 90 chicks. Group I chicks stood as control with standard broiler diet. While chickens kept in groups II, III and IV were supplemented with nano-Se (0.3 mg / kg diet), nano-curcumin (200 mg / kg diet) and combination of both nano-Se (0.15 mg / kg diet) and nano-curcumin (100 mg / kg diet) along with basal diet, respectively. At day, 42 the experimental birds were scarified to collect liver and kidney for histological examination. The his to-pathological photomicrographs of the liver and kidney sections in Group II and IV revealed very well-maintained cellular architecture, whereas, degenerative changes in the hepatocytes and kidney tubular epithelial cells were noted in samples from Group I. Thus, Nano-Se and nano-curcumin were found to be more effective in ameliorating oxidative stress with maintenance of cellular architecture that imparts physiological well-being of broiler chickens.