Effects of selenium and zinc supplementation on cadmium toxicity in broilers

Authors

EVANGELOS ZOIDIS
ATHANASIOS C. PAPPAS
ALI AL-WAELI
CONSTANTINOS A. GEORGIOU
GEORGE P. DANEZIS
NIKOS DEMIRIS
GEORGE ZERVAS
KONSTANTINOS FEGEROS

DOI

10.3906/vet-1907-81

Abstract

Cadmium (Cd) is a toxic metal regarded as an environmental pollutant. The potential ameliorative effect of simultaneous addition of Se and Zn to broilers against Cd toxicity was examined. A total of 180 as-hatched broilers were used. There were 4 replicate pens of 3 dietary treatments: T1, T2, and T3. In T1, Se, Cd, and Zn were added to a basal diet at 0.3, 0, and 100 ppm, in T2 at 0.3, 50, and 150 ppm, and in T3 at 0.5, 50, and 150 ppm respectively. Selenium, Cd, Ca, Co, Cu, Fe, Li, Mg, Mn, Sb, As, Cr, Pb, Mo, Ni, V, and Zn were determined in breast samples using ICP-MS. Simultaneous addition of Se and Zn to broilers partly ameliorated the negative effects of Cd. The concentrations of Cd, As, and V in breast were significantly affected by the treatments while the concentration of other examined elements remained unaffected.

Keywords

Broilers, cadmium, ICP-MS, selenium, toxicity, zinc

First Page

331

Last Page

336

Recommended Citation

ZOIDIS, EVANGELOS; PAPPAS, ATHANASIOS C.; AL-WAELI, ALI; GEORGIOU, CONSTANTINOS A.; DANEZIS, GEORGE P.; DEMIRIS, NIKOS; ZERVAS, GEORGE; and FEGEROS, KONSTANTINOS (2020) "Effects of selenium and zinc supplementation on cadmium toxicity in broilers," Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences: Vol. 44: No. 2, Article 21. https://doi.org/10.3906/vet-1907-81
Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/veterinary/vol44/iss2/21