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Research
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Effect of different levels of dietary selenium on
growth performance and nutrient utilization of
broiler birds - Ankur Khare, R. P. S. Baghel
Vet World. 2011; 4(4): 173-175
doi:
10.5455/vetworld.2011.173-175
Abstract
Experiment was conducted on 120 broiler chicks for
six weeks and their weight gain was taken for
consecutive six weeks to observe the effect of
different levels of dietary selenium over growth
and nutrient utilization of birds. There were
three diets prepared with 0.125, 0.15 and 0.175 mg
Se/Kg feed for group T1, T2 and T3 respectively.
The FCR and performance index at 1st week for T1
were 1.34±0.02 and 21.21±0.36 that for T2 was
1.51±0.01 and 16.56±0.40 and for T3 were 1.29±0.02
and 23.88±0.50, the experiment continues for 6
weeks the FCR and performance index at 6th week in
T1, T2 and T3 was 3.42±0.19 and 7.37±0.78,
3.56±0.05 and 6.51±0.25, 3.56±0.15 and 6.85±0.58.
The percent retention of nutrients was highest in
T3 group as compare to T1 and T2 which was
supplemented @ 17.50 mg Se/kg of feed. Therefore
it was concluded that supplementation of selenium
@ 17.50 mg/kg diet of poultry enhances the growth
rate as well as nutrient retention in the broiler
birds.
Keywords: FCR, Performance index,
Selenium, Nutrient utilization, Nutrient, weight
gain.
