The use of selenium-enriched alga Scenedesmus quadricauda in a chicken diet

SKŘIVAN, M., SKŘIVANOVÁ, V., DLOUHÁ, G., BRÁNYIKOVÁ, I., ZACHLEDER, V. & VÍTOVÁ, M. The use of selenium-enriched alga Scenedesmus quadricauda in a chicken diet. Czech Journal of Animal Science, 2010, roč. 55, s. 565-571.
SKŘIVAN, Miloš, SKŘIVANOVÁ, Věra, DLOUHÁ, Gabriela, BRÁNYIKOVÁ, I., ZACHLEDER, V. and VÍTOVÁ, M. The use of selenium-enriched alga Scenedesmus quadricauda in a chicken diet. Czech Journal of Animal Science, 2010, 55, 565-571. ISSN 1212-1819.
Year2010
CathegoryScientific publication in impacted journals
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Abstract

The selenium-enriched Scenedesmus biomass of patented selenium-resistant strain SeIV was tested in a broiler chicken diet in comparison with sodium selenite supplementation. Feed conversion, mortality and live weight were not significantly influenced by the source of selenium. Breast meat of chickens fed a diet with sodium selenite or Se-Scenedesmus had a significantly (P < 0.001) higher value of glutathione peroxidase activity (0.329 μmol/g, 0.361 μmol/g) compared to the basal diet (0.190 μmol/g). The inclusion of Se-Scenedesmus biomass in the diet enhanced (P = 0.021) oxidative stability of meat expressed as reduced malondialdehyde in breast meat after 10-day cooler storage. Se-enriched Scenedesmus can be a good source of organic selenium for the production of Se-enriched chicken meat for further use in human diets. Furthermore, the Se-resistant strain SeIV was found advantageous for its fast and easy production of Se-enriched biomass.