학술논문
Effects of nano-selenium and sodium selenite on SelP, GPx4 and SelW genes expression in testes of broiler breeder roosters
Document Type
article
Source
Bulgarian Journal of Veterinary Medicine, Vol 23, Iss 2, Pp 218-228 (2020)
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
1311-1477
1313-3543
1313-3543
Abstract
Fertility is the main element affecting hatchability as an important indicator in breeder flocks’ per-formance. Roosters’ aging reduces their fertility. Using additives such as selenium helps to delay this reduction through antioxidant properties of Se. Replacing inorganic Se by the nano form in poultry diet improves fertility. The aim of this study was to assess effects of different amount of nano-Se on SelP, GPx4 and SelW gene expression in broiler breeder rooster’s testis. A total of 30 fifty-weeks-old broiler breeder males were randomly divided into five groups including a control group (fed basal diet) and four treatments containing basal diet plus 0.3 mg/kg sodium selenite (1), 0.15 mg/kg nano-Se (2) 0.3 mg/kg nano-Se (3) and 0.6 mg/kg nano-Se (4). The results indicated that mRNA expres-sion levels of SelP, GPx4 and SelW genes increased significantly (P