The Impact of Organic Selenium Supplementation on Rooster Semen Quality in Liquid Condition

This research was carried out to investigate the effects of various levels of dietary organic selenium supplementation (0,0.1, 0.2 and 0.3 mg/Kg) on reproductive traits of rooster. Semen was collected using abdominal massage and samples were mixed together. Sperm characteristics including percentage of motile, viable and abnormal sperms were assessed. This experiment was carried out based on a completely randomized design. Results showed that the organic selenium supplementation had significant effects on sperm motility and viability in liquid condition (P0.05). In conclusion, the use of organic selenium supplementation (0.3 mg/Kg) in diet of roostercould be recommended to improve semen quality.