The Effect of Hydroxyl Selenomethionine on Performance, Egg Quality Traits and Blood Parameters Old Broiler Breeders

Subject Areas : Journal of Animal Biology

Ahmad Manafi ¹ , Yahya Ebrahimnezhad ^{2 *} , حبیب اقدم شهریار ³ , Abdol Ahad Shaddel Telli ⁴ , Abolfazl Ghorbani ⁵ , Naser Maheri-Sis ⁶

1 - Department of Animal Sciences, Shabestar Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shabestar, Iran
2 - Department of Animal Sciences, Shabestar Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shabestar, Iran
3 - Department of Animal Sciences, Shabestar Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shabestar, Iran
4 - Department of Animal Sciences, Shabestar Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shabestar, Iran
5 - Department of Animal Sciences, Shabestar Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shabestar, Iran
6 - Department of Animal Sciences, Shabestar Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shabestar, Iran

Received: 2024-08-13 Accepted : 2025-04-13 Published : 2025-06-18

Keywords: Hydroxy selenomethionine, Broiler breeders, Broiler breeder roosters, Laying, Eggs.,

Abstract :

Selenium (Se) is an essential rare element that plays a vital role in the health and performance of animals. This study was conducted with the aim of investigating the effect of hydroxyl selenomethionine (OH-SeMet) in the diet of broiler breeder and old broiler breeder roosters on production performance, quality traits of eggs and blood parameters. For this purpose, 260 broiler breeders Ross 308 (45 weeks old) were used in a completely randomized design with four treatments and five repetitions (13 hens and one rooster in each replication). Experimental treatments included: 1) a basal diet without OH-SeMet (control), 2) a broiler breeder diet without OH-SeMet and a rooster diet containing 0.1 mg/kg OH-SeMet, 3) broiler breeder diet containing 0.1 mg/kg OH-SeMet and rooster diet without OH-SeMet and 4) broiler breeder and rooster diet containing 0.1 mg/kg OH-SeMet. Performance and quality traits of eggs were measured weekly at 50, 55 and 60 weeks of age. The results showed that the use of 0.1 mg/kg OH-SeMet in the broiler breeder diet and the broiler breeder and rooster diet improved the laying percentage, egg weight, egg mass and feed conversion ratio compared to the control treatment (p < 0.05). Feeding broiler breeder and rooster with diet containing OH-SeMet improved the mentioned parameters compared to feeding broiler breeders alone (p < 0.05). Eggshell strength increased in treatments 3 and 4 compared to control and treatment 2 (p < 0.05). The concentration of selenium and glutathione peroxidase in the treatments fed with OH-SeMet was significantly higher than the control treatment (p < 0.05). The use of 0.1 mg/kg of OH-SeMet may be a practical approach to help production performance and eggshell strength in old broiler breeders.

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