Vol. 12, Issue 2 (2023)

Goat rearing under intensive and semi-intensive systems for commercial production has been gaining traction in recent years due to its favorable economic prospects. A number of commercial goat farms have been erected around the country. According to 20^th livestock census, total goat population in the India is 148.88 million and has increase by 10.1% as compared to the previous census. Selenium (Se) plays a crucial role in production, reproduction, immunity, and metabolism in the animals. Therefore, supplementation of selenium in animal rations is extremely important to protect against problems related to selenium deficiency. The present study is aims to assess the effect of Se in body weight of goats exposed to sub-clinical endotoxin induced stress condition. During the 62-day trial period, the mean body weight gain of kids was 16.61 to 19.23 in the control group, 16.99 to 19.30 in the endotoxin control group, 16.28 to 18.84 in the Se 600 control group, 16.66 to 18.98 in the Se 600 endotoxin, 16.36 to 19.00 in the Se 900 control group, and 16.76 to 19.48 in the Se 900 endotoxin group. Weekly body weight gain did not differ significantly (P>0.05) between treatment groups. However, the numerical average daily gain was greater in the Se 900 endotoxin group, but there was no statistically significant (P>0.05) difference between the treatment groups. As per findings of this study, dietary selenium supplementation in kids under normal and endotoxin-induced stress circumstances seemed to result in neither beneficial nor deleterious endotoxin effects, implying that the negative effect of selenium was compensated by selenium.