title: Responses of growing Japanese quails that received selenium from selenium enriched kale sprout (Brassica oleracea var. alboglabra L.).
abstract: The objectives of this study were to determine the effect of selenium (Se) from Se-enriched kale sprout (Brassica oleracea var. alboglabra L.) on the performance and Se concentrations in tissues of growing Japanese quails. Two hundred quails were divided into five treatments. Each treatment consisted of four replicates and each replicate contained ten quails in a completely randomize design. The experiment was conducted for 5 weeks. The treatments were T1, control diet; T2, control diet plus 0.2 mg Se/kg from sodium selenite; T3, T4, and T5, control diet plus 0.2, 0.5, and 1.0 mg Se/kg from Se-enriched kale sprout. The results revealed that Se supplementation had no impact on feed intake, performance, and carcass characteristics of quails (p > 0.05). However, Se supplementation from both sodium selenite and Se-enriched kale sprout increased (p < 0.05) Se concentrations in the heart and breast meat of quails. Se concentrations in the liver and breast meat of quails increased (p < 0.05) with increasing Se concentration from Se-enriched kale sprout. The results indicate that Se from Se-enriched kale sprout offers no advantage over Se from sodium selenite on tissue Se concentration.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Mahasarakham University, Maha Sarakham, 44000, Thailand. anut.c@msu.ac.th
authors.forename: Anut
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chantiratikul
authors.forename: Orawan
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Chinrasri
authors.forename: Pornpan
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pakmaruek
authors.forename: Piyanete
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Chantiratikul
authors.forename: Withpol
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Thosaikham
authors.forename: Worapol
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Aengwanich
mesh_terms: D000821:Animal Feed; D000818:Animals; D001835:Body Weight / Q000187:drug effects; D001937:Brassica / Q000737:chemistry*; D003370:Coturnix / Q000502:physiology*; D004032:Diet; D019587:Dietary Supplements; D004435:Eating / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D012643:Selenium / Q000378:metabolism*; D018038:Sodium Selenite / Q000494:pharmacology*; D015430:Weight Gain
chemical_list: D012643:Selenium; D018038:Sodium Selenite