Carcass Quality, Giblets, Digestive Tracts, and Malondialdehyde (MDA) Levels in Meat of Broiler Chickens Supplemented with Vitamin E And Selenium in Diet Containing Lemuru Fish Oil

Abstract The aimed of this study was to evaluate the effects of supplementation of vitamin E and selenium on giblets, malondialdehyde (MDA) in the meat, and carcass quality of broiler chickens. A completely randomized factorial design (CRFD) 2×3 with 3 replications and each used 1 bird, consisting of 2 levels of vitamin E supplementation (0 ppm, 200 ppm) and 3 levels of selenium supplementation (0 ppm, 0.3 ppm, and 0.6 ppm) was used in this experiment. Data were analyzed using analysis of variance (ANOVA). The results showed there was interaction between supplementation of 200 ppm vitamin E and 0.6 ppm selenium in reducing (p<0.05) the weight percentage of kidney and abdominal fat. Supplementation of 200 ppm vitamin E highly significantly reduced (p<0.01) and supplementation of 0.6 ppm selenium significantly reduced (p<0.05) MDA contained in the meat. Supplementation of vitamin E or selenium did not affect the carcass quality. It is concluded that 200 ppm vitamin E or 0.6 ppm selenium supplementation effective as an antioxidant without bothering of carcass production and digestive tract of broiler chickens. Combination of supplementation of 200 ppm vitamin E and 0.6 ppm selenium effective decreased the fat abdominal.