Oxidative status and lipid peroxidation benefits in Japanese quail breeder supplemented with selenium-enriched yeast and antioxidant blend
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https://doi.org/10.5433/1679-0359.2026v47n2p415Keywords:
Ascorbic acid, Malonaldehyde, Organic minerals.Abstract
The micronutrient selenium (Se) is essential in poultry nutrition and is primarily supplied through diet. Studies have shown that organic Se sources, such as selenomethionine, selenocysteine, and selenium-enriched yeast, have higher bioavailability than inorganic sources such as selenite. This study aimed to evaluate the productive performance and antioxidative status of quail breeders supplemented with selenium-enriched yeast (SeY) alone or as part of an antioxidant blend and their progeny. A total of 420 quails were assigned to five treatments: a basal diet (BD) with 0.25 mg/kg mg kg–¹ Se from sodium selenite (SS); BD + 0.3 mg kg–¹ SeY (0.3 SeY); BD + 0.6 mg kg–¹ SeY (0.6 SeY); BD + 0.3 mg kg–¹ SeY + 6.37 mg kg–¹ antioxidant blend (0.3 SeY+AB); and BD + 0.6 mg kg–¹ SeY + 13.08 mg kg–¹ antioxidant blend (0.6 SeY+AB), with 12 replicates of two males and five females per treatment. Breeder parameters evaluated included productive performance, egg quality, serum biochemistry, antioxidant activity, and lipid peroxidation. The performance of the progeny was assessed from days 1 to 35, with 4 replicates of 25 chicks hatched from eggs of each breeder treatment. Data were analyzed by ANOVA, and means were compared using Tukey’s test with SAS v.9.0. No differences in breeder productive performance or egg quality were observed among treatments. In the first 15 days of life progeny from SeY treatments had lower body weight (P < 0.05). With the addition of AB, body weights were like those observed in the BD group. From days 15 to 35, progeny from the 0.3 SeY treatment showed lower body weight compared to the BD and both AB-supplemented groups. Breeders fed diets containing SeY, either alone or as part of antioxidant blend, had lower serum cholesterol and triglyceride concentrations than those fed the basal diet. In quail breeders, antioxidant capacity (DPPH%) was higher and lipid peroxidation was lower in the serum, liver, and egg yolk in all groups supplemented with SeY, regardless of AB inclusion. It was concluded that SeY supplementation, with or without AB, is recommended to produce fertile eggs in Japanese quails due to its beneficial effects on antioxidant status and blood lipid profile.
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