The Effect of Dried Moringa Oleifera Leaves on Growth Performance, Carcass Characteristics and Blood Parameters of Broiler Chicken.
Infection is the major challenge facing the poultry industry resulting in high mortality. Therefore, phytobiotics attracted attention as natural alternatives to chemical growth promoters. Among the market phytobiotics, Moringa is common in Egypt; which has been previously shown to have anti-carcin...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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South Valley University
2020-03-01
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| Series: | SVU-International Journal of Veterinary Sciences |
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| Online Access: | https://svu.journals.ekb.eg/article_78268.html |
| Summary: | Infection is the major challenge facing the poultry industry resulting in high mortality. Therefore,
phytobiotics attracted attention as natural alternatives to chemical growth promoters. Among the market
phytobiotics, Moringa is common in Egypt; which has been previously shown to have anti-carcinogenic
and antioxidant effects. The aim of this study was to investigate the addition of Moringa Oleifera leaf
meal (MOLM) in broiler diets in different levels on growth performance, carcass characteristics and
blood parameters of broiler chickens. The trial was conducted with 150 one day old broiler chicks
(Cobb) weighed and randomly distributed into 5 equal groups, each of 30 chicks. Diets were formulated
to contain approximately the same level of crude protein (CP) (23% for starter, 20% for the grower,
18% for finisher) and metabolizable energy 3100 Kcal/kg. In the first group, birds were fed on the diet
without the addition of MOLM and this group was assigned as control. Chicks in second, third, fourth,
fifth groups were fed on the basal diets containing 1%, 3%, 5% and 7% MOLM (M1, M3, M5, and M7,
respectively). The trial was extended for 6 weeks. The results showed that feed intake was not affected
by the addition of MOLM. On the other hand, broilers fed on a diet containing 3% MOLM achieved
higher body weight (2564 ±9.53 g; P < 0.001) and better feed conversion (1.59; P < 0.001) compared
with other experimental groups. The supplementation of MOLM increased significantly (P = 0.03)
dressed weight and dressing percentage (P = 0.07). Moreover, dressed weight were significantly higher
(P < 0.05) in M3 group compared to control (+25% and +29%, respectively) and M1 (+29% and +28%,
respectively) groups. Total serum protein and albumin levels did not differ among the experimental
groups while levels of serum glucose, triglycerides and cholesterol showed different reactions to
supplementation of diets with MOLM. In conclusion, the Addition of MOLM to the diet of broiler
chicks improved growth performance and carcass traits. The best growth performance was observed in
broilers fed on diets containing 3% MOLM |
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| ISSN: | 2535-1826 2535-1877 |