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06 Jan 2025
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| 06 Jan 2025
The synergetic effect of selenium or zinc oxide nanoparticles with chromium on mitigating thermal stress for sustainable production and improving antioxidant capacity and inflammatory cytokines of growing rabbits
Ibrahim T. El-Ratel
Department of Animal, Poultry, and Fish Production, Faculty of Agriculture, Damietta University, 34517 Damietta, Egypt
Khaled H. El-Kholy
Department of Animal, Poultry, and Fish Production, Faculty of Agriculture, Damietta University, 34517 Damietta, Egypt
Soma M. Elgmmal
Department of Animal, Poultry, and Fish Production, Faculty of Agriculture, Damietta University, 34517 Damietta, Egypt
Sara Fikry Fouda
Department of Poultry Production, Faculty of Agriculture, Mansoura University, 35516 Mansoura, Egypt
Abdel-Khalek E. Abdel-Khalek
Department of Animal Production, Faculty of Agriculture, Mansoura University, 35516 Mansoura, Egypt
Mahmoud A. Hassan
Agricultural Research Center, Animal Production Research Institute, Dokki, 12619 Giza, Egypt
Mahmoud M. Azzam
Department of Animal Production, College of Food and Agricultural Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Mahmoud Alagawany
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Poultry Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Zagazig University, 44511 Zagazig, Egypt
Antonia Lestingi
Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bari Aldo Moro, S.P. per Casamassima km 3, 70010, Valenzano, BA, Italy
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This study evaluated the impacts of selenium nanoparticles (SeNPs), zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnONPs), and a combination of SeNPs and chromium (Cr) or ZnONPs and Cr on growth, caecal microbiota, antioxidant capacity in blood and liver tissue, and inflammatory cytokines in heat-stressed rabbits. SeNPs or ZnONPs with chromium can be recommended as an effective intervention to mitigate the negative impacts of heat stress by enhancing growth and immunity and promoting metabolic processes.
This study evaluated the impacts of selenium nanoparticles (SeNPs), zinc oxide nanoparticles...
