Effect of selenium and vitamin E supplementation on reproductive indices and biochemical metabolites in Raieni goats

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Table 1. Ingredients and composition of the ration.

Items	Percentage (%)
Alfalfa hay	50
Barley grain	10
Wheat bran	30
Soybean meal	7
Limestone	2
Salt	1
Total	100

Table 2. Effect of different levels of se on serum biochemical metabolites of Raieni goats (n = 10 goats per treatment).

Se (mg/kg)	0.0	0.3	0.5	SE	P-value
Biochemical metabolites
Glucose (mg/dl)	20.8	24.1	20.4	1.73	0.28
Cholesterol (mg/dl)	56.7	57.1	61	3.6	0.652
TG (mg/dl)	25	24.9	28.2	2.26	0.509
LDL (mg/dl)	29.1	28.9	31	1.79	0.663
HDL (mg/dl)	28	28.2	32.8	1.59	0.082
Albumin (g/dl)	3.8	4	4	0.13	0.393
Protein (g/dl)	6.8	7.2	7.1	0.23	0.495
T3 (ng/ml)	2.3	1.7	1.8	0.18	0.103
T4 (µg/dl)	11.2	10.5	10.4	0.56	0.633

Table 3. Effect of different levels of vit E on serum biochemical metabolites of Raieni goats (n = 10 goats per treatment).

Vit E (mg/kg)	0.0	20	50	SE	P-value
Biochemical metabolites
Glucose (mg/dl)	21.7	19.2	24.4	1.73	0.132
Cholesterol (mg/dl)	51.7	64.4	58.7	3.6	0.067
TG (mg/dl)	27.6	27.4	23.1	2.26	0.308
LDL (mg/dl)	27	32.4	29.6	1.79	0.127
HDL (mg/dl)	27.4	32.2	29.3	1.58	0.129
Albumin (g/dl)	4	3.8	4.1	0.13	0.411
Protein (g/dl)	7.1	6.9	7.1	0.27	0.794
T3 (ng/ml)	2.3	1.7	1.8	0.18	0.161
T4 (μg/dl)	10.9	10.6	10.5	0.59	0.845

Table 4. Interactive effect of different levels of Se and vit E on serum blood metabolites of Raieni goats.

Se (mg/kg)	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.5	0.5	0.5
Vit E (mg/kg)	0.0	20	50	0.0	20	50	0.0	20	50	SE	P-value
Biochemical metabolites
Glucose (mg/dl)	24.3	22.7	18.0	15.0	19.3	23.3	23.0	30.3	20.0	3.00	0.084
Cholesterol (mg/dl)	48.0	52.3	54.7	58.0	58.7	76.7	64.0	60.3	51.7	6.24	0.157
TG (mg/dl)	21.3	31.3	30.0	27.0	22.3	33.0	26.7	21.0	21.7	3.91	0.162
LDL (mg/dl)	24.3	26.7	29.0	29.7	29.3	38.3	33.3	29.7	25.7	3.10	0.109
HDL (mg/dl)	24.3	27.0	31.0	29.3	28.3	39.0	30.3	29.3	28.3	2.75	0.202
Albumin (g/dl)	3.8	4.2	3.9	3.7	3.9	3.9	3.9	4.1	4.23	0.22	0.924
Protein (g/dl)	6.9	7.3	7.0	6.1	7.4	7.3	7.4	6.9	7.1	0.39	0.256
T3 (ng/ml)	2.7	2.1	1.9	2.1	1.4	1.8	2.0	1.7	1.7	0.32	0.753
T4(µg/dl)	12.4	10.8	9.7	10.6	10.1	11.1	10.5	10.7	10.3	1.04	0.599

Table 5. Effect of different levels of se on reproductive indices of Raieni goats (10 goats per treatment).

Se (mg/kg)	0.0	0.3	0.5	SE	P-value
Reproductive indices
Male	3.3	5	5	1.217	0.567
Female	6.7	6.7	4	1.846	0.535
Single	2.7	3	1.3	0.64	0.228
Twin	9.3	10.7	10	2.07	0.903

Table 6. Effect of different levels of vit E on reproductive indices of Raieni goats (10 goats per treatment).

Vit E (mg/kg)	0.0	20	50	SE	P-value
Reproductive indices
Male	5.3	4.0	4.0	1.26	0.704
Female	4.7	6.0	6.7	1.96	0.773
Single	2.0	2.7	2.3	0.79	0.842
Twin	10.7	9.3	10.0	2.07	0.903

Table 7. Interactive effect of different levels of Se and vit E on the productive performance of Raieni kids.

						Single & Twin kidding (%)		Sex of the kids
Treatments	No. of kidding goats	Total kids born	Kids born dead/goat	No. kids born alive/goat	No. weaned kids/goat	Single	Twin	Male	Female	Kid sex ratio
1	3	5	0	5	5	1 (33)	2 (67)	4	1	4
2	6	9	0	9	8	2 (33)	4 (67)	7	2	3.5
3	5	9	0	9	8	1 (20)	4 (80)	6	3	2
4	5	8	0	8	5	2 (40)	3 (60)	5	3	1.66
5	5	8	0	8	8	2 (40)	3 (60)	5	3	1.66
6	4	5	0	5	5	3 (75)	1 (25)	2	3	0.66
7	5	7	0	7	7	2 (40)	3 (60)	2	5	0.40
8	6	8	0	8	7	4 (67)	2 (33)	3	5	0.6
9	4	7	0	7	7	1 (25)	3 (75)	7	0	–