Table 1.

Selenium treatment induced changes in the number of oocysts output and parasitic stages of Eimeria papillata

Group	Oocyte output/g feces×103	Parasitic stages/10 VCU
Infected	1,693±339	69±7
Infected (NaSe 0.1 mg/kg)	667±206*	25±5*
Infected (SeNPs 0.5 mg/kg)	325±231*	16±4*

Notes: All values are mean±SEM. ^*Significant change at P≤0.05 in comparison with the infected group.

Abbreviations: NaSe, sodium selenite; SEM, standard error of mean; SeNPs, selenium nanoparticles; VCU, villus crypt unit.