Anna JERYSZ, Ewa LUKASZEWICZ, Artur KOWALCZYK

The effect of sex and feed supplementation with organic selenium and vitamin E on the growth rate and zoometrical body measurements of oat-fattened White Kołuda® geese

This experiment was carried out on 200 White Koluda geese, 1 day old, randomly divided into 2 groups with 50 males and 50 females in each group. From the first day until week 13, birds from the control groups were fed basic feeds; in the experimental groups, feed was supplemented with 0.3 mg/kg of selenium and 100 mg/kg of vitamin E. Later on, all birds were fed for 1 week with 160 g of oat grain and 250 g of ground cereals per day, then with oat grain ad libitum. The body weight of each bird was measured individually on days 1, 7, 14, 21, 35, 49, 63, 77, 91, and 112, and growth rates were calculated. On the last day of the experiment, live zoometrical measurements were taken. On days 7, 14, 21, 35, and 63, the live body weights of geese from the experimental groups were significantly higher compared to those of the control groups (P < 0.05). Feed supplementation positively affected the length of the body and width of the chest (P < 0.05). The thickness of skin with subcutaneous fat was significantly lower in the experimental groups (P < 0.05). Regardless of the feeding group, signifi cant sex-based differences were observed in the majority of the evaluated live body measurements (P < 0.05).

PDF

___

1. Payne, R.L., Lavergne, T.K., Southern, L.L.: Effect of inorganic versus organic selenium on hen production and egg selenium concentration. Poult. Sci., 2005; 84: 232-237.
2. Pappas, A.C., Acamovic, T., Sparks, N.H.C., Surai, P.F., McDevitt, R.M.: Effect of supplementing broiler breeder diets with organic selenium and polyunsaturated fatty acids on egg quality during storage. Poult. Sci., 2005; 84: 865-874.
3. Utterback, P.L., Parsons, C.M., Yoon, L., Butler, L.: Effect of supplementing selenium yeast in diets of laying hens on egg selenium content. Poult. Sci., 2005; 84: 1900-1906.
4. Choct, M., Naylor, A. J., Reinke, N.: Selenium supplementation aff ects broiler growth performance, meat yield and feather coverage. Br. Poult. Sci., 2004; 45: 677-683.
5. Li, J., Wang, X.: Effect of dietary organic versus inorganic selenium in laying hens on the productivity, selenium distribution in egg and selenium content in blood, liver and kidney. J. Trace Elem. Med. Biol., 2004; 18: 65-68.
6. Surai, P.F.: Effect of selenium and vitamin E content of the maternal diet on the antioxidant system of the yolk and the developing chick. Br. Poult. Sci., 2000; 41: 235-243.
7. Arthur, J.R.: Selenium biochemistry and function. Proc. 9th Intern. Symp. Trace Elements in Man and Animals, Ottawa, Canada, 1997; 1-5.
8. Payne, R.L., Southern, L.L.: Comparison of inorganic and organic selenium sources for broilers. Poult. Sci., 2005; 84: 898-902.
9. Czechlowska, T., Bielinska, H.: Technology of rearing and fattening of White Kołuda goose. IZ, ZZD Kołuda Wielka, 1993; 5-28 (in Polish).
10. Swierczewska, E.: Utilization of meat-type chicken. In: Potemkowska, E. Ed. Technology of Industrial Poultry Production. PWR i L, Warsaw. 1983; 369-374 (in Polish).
11. Mazanowski, A., Bernacki, Z., Kisiel, T.: Meat traits and meat chemical composition of crossbred derived from ganders of Kartuska or Graylag ancestry and Astra G geese. Ann. Anim. Sci., 2004; 2: 239-245.
12. Biesiada-Drzazga, B., Gruzewska, A.: Analysis of growth and body composition of White Kołuda W31 geese to 10th week of age. Zesz. Nauk. Przegl. Hod., 2004; 72: 71-77 (in Polish, with English abstract).
13. Mazanowski, A.: Evaluation of meat traits of intensively reared goose hybrids from the experimental strains in comparison with White Kołuda geese. Rocz. Nauk. Zoot., 1999; 26: 41-54 (in Polish, with English abstract).
14. Adamski, M.: Meat traits and correlations between body measurements and carcass tissue composition of duck strain A44. Acta Sci. Pol. Zoot., 2004; 3: 3-16 (in Polish, with English abstract).
15. Bochno, R., Brzozowski, W., Lewczuk, A., Wawro, E.: Analysis of effect of measurement of breast muscles thickness with needle catheter on body gain and content of tissue components in goose carcass. Zesz. Nauk. Drob., 1984; 1: 73-78 (in Polish, with English abstract).
16. Wertelecki, T., Lukaszewicz, E., Jamroz, D.: Development of goslings obtained aft er goose insemination with fresh or frozen-thawed semen. Med. Wet., 2002; 56: 890-894 (in Polish, with English abstract).
17. Surai, P.F., Karadas, F., Pappas, A.C., Sparks, N.H.C.: Effect of organic selenium in quail diet on its accumulation in tissues and transfer to the progeny. Br. Poult. Sci., 2006; 47: 65-72.
18. Łukaszewicz, E.: Growth rate and slaughter value of goslings obtained after geese insemination with fresh or frozen-thawed White Kołuda gander semen. J. Poult. Sci., 2006; 43: 78-83.
19. Shalev, B.A., Pasternak, H.: Genetic-economic evaluation of traits in a goose meat enterprise. Br. Poult. Sci., 1999; 40: 221- 226.
20. Mazanowski, A.: Rearing performance of four-strain crossbreds produced using White Kołuda and regional varieties of geese. Ann. Anim. Sci., 2000; 27: 65-83.
21. Rosinski, A.: The analysis of direct and correlated selection effects in two geese strains. Rocz. AR Poznan, 2000; 309: 5-107 (in Polish, with English abstract).
22. Smalec, E.: Differentiation of geese from genetic gene pools in relation to their performances and polymorphism of blood plasma proteins. COBRD Zeszt. Nauk. Drob. Poznan, 1991; 3: 1-87 (in Polish, with English abstract).
23. Knizetova, H., Hyanek, J., Veselsky, A.: Analysis of growth curves of fowl. III. Geese. Br. Poult. Sci., 1994; 35: 335-344.
24. Janiszewska, M.: Changes in body weight and tissue components of White Italian geese during the rearing period. Acta Acad. Agric. Tech. Olst. Zoot., 1993; 37: 1-39 (in Polish, with English abstract ).
25. Michalik, D.: Comparison of food utilisation by diff erent species of young slaughter bird. Acta Acad. Agric. Tech. Olst., 1994; 39: 34-38 (in Polish).
26. Yoon, I., Werner, T.M., Butler, J.M.: Effect of source and concentration of selenium on growth performance and selenium retention in broiler chicken. Poult. Sci., 2007; 86: 727-730.
27. Łukaszewicz, E., Jerysz, A., Małaniuk, P.: Effect of feed supplementation with organic selenium and vitamin E on growth rate and maturation of Japanese quails (Coturnix Japonica). Rocz. Nauk. AR we Wrocławiu, 2006; LIV: 87-97 (in Polish, with English abstract).
28. Sahin, K., Kucuk, O.: Effects of vitamin E and selenium on performance, digestibility of nutrients, and carcass characteristics of Japanese quails reared under heat stress (34 °C). J. Anim. Physiol. Anim. Nutr., 2001; 85: 342-348.
29. Mazanowski, A.: Effect of reciprocal crossbreeding of hybrid ganders or White Kołuda geese and Graylag with Slovakia geese on meat characteristics of progeny. Ann. Anim. Sci., 2001; 28: 59-76.
30. Saatci, M., Tilki M.: Zoometrical body measurements and their relation with liveweight in native Turkish geese. Turk. J. Vet. Anim. Sci., 2007; 31: 47-53.
31. Lukaszewicz, E., Adamski, M., Kowalczyk, A.: Correlations between body measurements and tissue composition of oatfattened White Kołuda geese at 17th week of age. Br. Poult. Sci., 2008; 49: 21-27.