Effect of Moringa Leaf (Moringa oleifera) Meal as Natural Feed Additives on the Growth Performance and Meat Quality of Broiler Chicken: An Investigation | Chapter 12 | Contemporary Research and Perspectives in Biological Science Vol. 9

 Moringa oleifera (Moringa oleifera) belongs to the single genus monogeneric family Moringaceae and is well distributed in Africa and Asia. Apart from being a good source of vitamins and amino acids, it has medicinal uses. A study was conducted to investigate the effect of dietary moringa leaf meal (MLM) as a natural alternative to antibiotics on the growth performance, meat quality, and carcass yield of broiler chicken. This study was conducted at the broiler experimental shed, Poultry Research Center of Bangladesh Livestock Research Institute Savar, Dhaka.  A total of 270-day-old broiler chicks were randomly weighed and assigned to six dietary treatments having 45 birds in each. Each dietary treatment had three replicates of 15 birds and was reared in floor pens. Chicks were distributed in 4 different inclusion levels of MLM in diets; 0.5%, 1.0%, 1.5%, and 2.0% with 2 control diets negative and positive. The birds were fed the experimental diets and water was provided without restriction throughout the experimental period. The results showed a significant (P<0.05) effect on final body weight and weight gain in dietary supplementation of 1.5% MLM as compared to that of the control group. Better feed conversion (1.53) was observed in the 1.5% MLM group. Different levels of MLM exhibit significant influence on the meat yield performance of broilers. There was no significant difference (P>0.05) observed among the average live weight, thigh meat, wing meat, drumstick meat, gizzard, and abdominal fat of broilers. Breast meat, heart, liver, large intestine, and dressing percentages showed significant differences. Lower mortality was found on a diet supplemented with MLM. Adding moringa leaf meal did not affect (≥0.05)0.05) internal organ development but improved dressing parameters and dressing yield.  It can be concluded that 1.5% MLM in broiler diets might be used as a natural feed additive for enhancing growth performance, organ development, meat yield, and serum cholesterol of broilers as well as an alternative feed ingredient to oxytetracycline.

 

Author (s) Details

 

Md. Sazedul Karim Sarker
Poultry Research Center (PRC), Bangladesh Livestock Research Institute, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

 

Farhana Sharmin
Graduate School of Marine Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Konan 4-5-7, Minato, Tokyo 108-8477, Japan and SSO, Bangladesh Jute Research Institute, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

 

Md. Masud Rana
Poultry Research Center (PRC), Bangladesh Livestock Research Institute, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

 

Shakila Faruque
Poultry Research Center (PRC), Bangladesh Livestock Research Institute, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

 

Halima Khatun
Poultry Research Center (PRC), Bangladesh Livestock Research Institute, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

 

Nathu Ram Sarker
Poultry Research Center (PRC), Bangladesh Livestock Research Institute, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

 

Sadman Sakib Zihan
SPRD Project, Bangladesh Livestock Research Institute, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

 

Md. Nazrul Islam
Bangladesh Livestock Research Institute, Savar, Dhaka-1341, Bangladesh.

 

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Effect of Supplemental Levels of Moringa and Black Plum Leaf Meals on Growth Performance, Nutrient Digestibility and Cost Benefit Analysis of Finisher Broilers | Chapter 8 | Research Highlights in Agricultural Sciences Vol. 9

 Effect of Supplemental Levels of Moringa and Black Plum Leaf Meals on Growth Performance, Nutrient Digestibility and Cost Benefit Analysis of Finisher Broilers | Chapter 8 | Research Highlights in Agricultural Sciences Vol. 9A total number of individual hundred and twenty (120) five weeks traditional "Agric-type of educational institution" grill fowls were carelessly assigned to five able to be consumed situations, each copied three periods accompanying eight fowls per copy in a entirely randomized design (CRD). The research work was mean towards deciding the effect of additional levels of moringa and evil reward leaf food on the tumor efficiency, mineral digestibility and cost benefit study of verbal fight broilers. Five various diets were planned specific that diets 2, 3, 4 and 5 held moringa leaf food and inky prize leaf food at the levels and percentage of 1:4, 2:3, 3:2 and 4:1, while diet 1 dressed as the control. Feed and water were likely ad-libitum during the whole of the exploratory ending of game depending on luck days. Growth accomplishment was topmost (P<0.05) in situation 4 accompanying 3168.98g, 1522.19g, 4186.35g and 2.75 matching to last crowd burden, material burden gain, feed consumption and feed change percentage. More income and net profit were visualized in situation 4 accompanying principles of #4753.47 and #1525.01 individually. Nutrient digestibility limit results displayed greater principles for natural protein, vulgar fibre, heavenly extract and nitrogen free extract in situation 4 (76.36%, 79.25%, 66.16% and 79.16%) individually. It maybe decided from the dossier acquired that the addition of moringa leaf food and evil reward leaf food at various levels and percentage of 1:4, 2:3, 3:2 and 4:1 maybe indulged apiece fowls at settling event state outside antagonistic effect on the depiction of the fowls, accompanying best choice depiction and net profit in situation 4 individually.

Author(s) Details:

Olabode Adeyemi David,
Federal College of Agriculture, Ishiagu, Ebonyi State, Nigeria.

Amos Mishael,
Federal College of Agriculture, Ishiagu, Ebonyi State, Nigeria.

Bamidele Adekunle,
Federal College of Agriculture, Ishiagu, Ebonyi State, Nigeria.

Azodo Lilian,
Federal College of Agriculture, Ishiagu, Ebonyi State, Nigeria.

Uzoma Chinenye,
Federal College of Agriculture, Ishiagu, Ebonyi State, Nigeria.

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