Figures & data
Table 1. Breeder trial: composition of the basal diet.
Table 2. Experiment design: completely randomised 2 × 2 factorial design.
Table 3. Progeny trial: composition of the basal diets.
Table 4. Effect of SS or OH-SeMet on the performance of the broiler breeders.
Table 5. Effect of SS or OH-SeMet on the egg quality characteristics.
Table 6. Effect of SS or OH-SeMet on the Se concentration (mg Se/kg, on a dry matter basis) in the albumen, yolk and whole eggs of 65-week-old broiler breeders.
Table 7. Effect of SS or OH-SeMet on hatchability (Hatch.), fertility (Fert.), embryonic mortality (EM) and pipped and contaminated eggs (Cont.) from 65-week-old broiler breeders.
Table 8. Effects of dietary Se source, SS or OH-SeMet, in the breeder or/and progeny diet on the performance of the broilers.
Data availability statement
The data that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author, [CSSA], upon reasonable request.