RT Journal Article T1 Assessment of dietary selenium and vitamin E on laying performance and quality parameters of fresh and stored eggs in Japanese quails A1 Nemati, Zabihollah A1 Ahmadian, Hosain A1 Besharati, Maghsoud A1 Lesson, Steven A1 Alirezalu, Kazem A1 Domínguez Valencia, Rubén A1 Lorenzo Rodríguez, José Manuel K1 3309.03 Antioxidantes en Los Alimentos K1 3206 Ciencias de la Nutrición K1 3309 Tecnología de Los Alimentos AB The effect of dietary supplementation with VE and Se on the laying productive performance, immunity, and the quality parameters of fresh and stored eggs was assessed. For this study, five treatments, namely control (basal diet), control plus 30 mg of VE and 0.4 mg kg−1 sodium selenite (VE30SS), control plus 30 mg of VE and 0.4 mg kg−1 of Sel-Plex® (VE30SP), control plus 120 mg VE and 0.4 mg kg−1 Sodium selenite (VE120SS), and control plus 120 mg VE and 0.4 mg kg−1 Sel-Plex (VE120SP), were examined. There was no huge impact of VE and Se on feed consumption, FCR and egg yield rate. Quality parameters of fresh egg including egg surface area, eggshell thickness, yolk selenium concentration, albumen height, and Haugh unit were significantly increased following VE and Se supplementation (p < 0.05). For stored eggs, VE and Se significantly increased egg yolk color intensity (p < 0.05). Regardless of storage temperature, eggs from birds fed with VE and Se had less weight loss during 30 days of storage. Albumen height was significantly higher in VE and Se fed birds in eggs stored at 5 °C for 15 and 30 days. The combination of Sel-Plex with either levels of VE had significantly higher blood total antioxidant capacity. Dietary VE and Selenium, notably Sel-Plex, improved the antioxidant potential of blood and egg quality of laying quails. PB Foods SN 23048158 YR 2020 FD 2020-09-20 LK http://hdl.handle.net/11093/3481 UL http://hdl.handle.net/11093/3481 LA eng NO Foods, 9(9): 1324 (2020) NO Axencia Galega de Innovación | Ref. IN607A2019/01 DS Investigo RD 20-sep-2024