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Effects of Dietary Vitamin E and Yeast Selenium on Growth Performance, Slaughter Performance, Muscle Quality and Antioxidant Capacity of Meat Rabbits

  • LIU Gongyan ,
  • BAI Liya ,
  • SUN Haitao ,
  • LI Mingyong ,
  • LIU Man ,
  • LIU Ce ,
  • JIANG Wenxue ,
  • YANG Liping ,
  • WANG Wenzhi ,
  • WANG Peng ,
  • GAO Shuxia
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  • 1. Shandong Key Laboratory of Animal Disease Control and Breeding, Institute of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Ji'nan 251000, China;
    2. Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of the People's Republic of China, Qingdao Kangda Rabbit Industry Development Co., Ltd., Qingdao 266000;
    3. Shandong Zhengyu Rabbit Industry Co., Ltd., Linyi 273400, China

Received date: 2021-08-03

  Online published: 2022-03-14

Abstract

This experiment was conducted to study the effects of dietary vitamin E and yeast selenium on growth performance, slaughter performance, muscle quality and antioxidant capacity of meat rabbits, so as to provide theoretical reference for the production of high-grade functional rabbit meat. A total of 160 weaned Minxinan black rabbits at 35 days of age with similar body weight were randomly divided into 4 groups with 10 replicates in each group and 4 rabbits in each replicate. Rabbits in group Ⅰ (control group) were fed a basal diet without additional supplement of vitamin E and yeast selenium, and others in groups Ⅱ, Ⅲ and Ⅳ were fed basal diets supplemented with 100 mg/kg vitamin E, 0.15 mg/kg selenium and 100 mg/kg vitamin E+0.15 mg/kg selenium. The pre-experimental period lasted for 5 days, and the experimental period lasted for 70 days. The results showed as follows:1) dietary vitamin E and yeast selenium had no significant effects on growth performance and slaughter performance of meat rabbits (P>0.05). 2) The muscle color redness (a*) value of group Ⅳ was significantly higher than that of the control group (P<0.05), and the muscle color yellowness (b*) value of group Ⅱ, group Ⅲ and group Ⅳ was significantly higher than that of the control group (P<0.05). 3) The muscle α-tocopherol content of group Ⅱ and group Ⅳ was significantly higher than that of the control group (P<0.05), the contents of copper and manganese in muscle of group Ⅲ and group Ⅳ were significantly lower than those of the control group and group Ⅱ (P<0.05), and the muscle selenium content of group Ⅲ and group Ⅳ was significantly higher than that of the control group (P<0.05). 4) The serum glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) activity of group Ⅲ and group Ⅳ was significantly higher than that of the control group (P<0.05), the serum malondialdehyde (MDA) content of group Ⅱ, group Ⅲ and group Ⅳ was significantly lower than that of the control group (P<0.05), and the serum total antioxidant capacity (T-AOC) of group Ⅱ, group Ⅲ and group Ⅳ was significantly higher than that of the control group (P<0.05). 5) The muscle superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity of group Ⅳ was significantly higher than that of the control group (P<0.05), the muscle MDA content of group Ⅳ was significantly lower than that of the control group (P<0.05), and the muscle T-AOC of group Ⅱ and group Ⅳ was significantly higher than that of the control group (P<0.05). In conclusion, dietary supplementation of vitamin E and yeast selenium can improve muscle physical properties, increase muscle nutritional value and improve body antioxidant capacity.

Cite this article

LIU Gongyan , BAI Liya , SUN Haitao , LI Mingyong , LIU Man , LIU Ce , JIANG Wenxue , YANG Liping , WANG Wenzhi , WANG Peng , GAO Shuxia . Effects of Dietary Vitamin E and Yeast Selenium on Growth Performance, Slaughter Performance, Muscle Quality and Antioxidant Capacity of Meat Rabbits[J]. Chinese Journal of Animal Nutrition, 2022 , 34(3) : 1864 -1874 . DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1006-267x.2022.03.046

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