Moringa olifera Leaf Meal as an Alternative Protein Feed Ingredient in Broiler Ration

Tesfaye, Etalem; Animut, Getachew; Urge, Mengistu; Dessie, Tadelle

doi:10.3923/ijps.2013.289.297

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“…Thus, the absence of treatment effect on these organs implies that the test diets did not contain appreciable toxin at levels used in the present study to impair the development of the organs. Higher eviscerated percentage in females than males in the current study was in agreement with that reported by Etalem et al (2013). Previous studies also noted females to have greater proportion of breast meat than males (Rondelli et al 2003), which was not the case in the current study.…”

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“…Nutrient concentration of ingredients used for the formulation of the experiment ration was similar to results reported in earlier studies for the same feed (Etalem et al 2013). Fiber concentration in noug seed meal (NSM) (18.5 %) and garden cress (10.5 %) was higher as compared to the other ingredients.…”

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confidence: 87%

“…Previous studies also noted females to have greater proportion of breast meat than males (Rondelli et al 2003), which was not the case in the current study. However, there are also studies that reported males to have higher proportion of thigh and drumstick than females (Etalem et al 2013), which is not observed in our experiment.…”

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Effect of different levels of Lepidium sativum L. on growth performance, carcass characteristics, hematology and serum biochemical parameters of broilers

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BackgroundFrequent use of antibiotics to stimulate growth and health of animals leads to the development of antibiotic-resistant populations of microorganisms. In this context, alternatives like herbs and spices to antibiotics are of importance, as they are natural products. Therefore, the present experiment was designed to evaluate the performance, carcass traits, hematology and serum biochemical parameters of broilers fed ration containing varying levels of Lepidium satvium (Garden cress) seed powder as feed additive up to the age of 42 days.MethodsA total of 204 Cobb-500 day-old broiler chicks were randomly distributed into four treatments with three replicates of 17 chicks each. Garden cress (GC) was included in the ration at 0 (0GC), 0.75 (0.75GC), 1.50 (1.5GC) and 2.25 % (2.25GC) in each treatments. Growth performance, carcass characteristics, heamatology, serum biochemical and economic efficiency parameters were observed.ResultsThe crude protein, ether extract and crude fiber content of GC were 22.4, 25.7 and 10.5 %, respectively. Daily dry matter intake and average daily gain during the entire experimental period were affected (p < 0.01) by the treatment diet. Dry matter intake increased with increasing GC level in the ration. Average daily gain for the entire period was greater (p < 0.005) for 0.75 and 1.5GC than 0 and 2.25GC. Groups consumed GC containing ration had better (p < 0.004) drumstick percentage. However, most carcass parts and giblet weight were not affected (p > 0.05). Sex differences were significant for eviscerated, carcass and kidney percentages with greater values for females than males. All hematological parameters were within the normal range. However, inclusion of GC improved (p < 0.05) hemoglobin, packed cell volume and red blood cell count. Group consumed GC containing ration exhibited significant decrease in serum glucose, triglycerides and cholesterol concentration.ConclusionInclusion of GC up to 2.25 % result in no any adverse effect on the health of broilers. Based on the production parameters used in the study, GC can be included as feed additive at a level of 0.75 % in the total ration for better and positive results on biological performance and health status of broilers.

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“…However, while there were no differences in the relative visceral fat content (Table ), fasting blood triglyceride content (Table ) and liver lipid content (Table ) of the rats across dietary treatment results showed a trend whereby rats fed on M. oleifera ‐supplemented diets had lower visceral fat mass, fasting blood triglyceride concentration and liver lipid content. With respect to lipid metabolism, our findings are in partial agreement with the reported hypolipidaemic effects of M. oleifera (Ghasi et al., ; Tesfaye et al., ). Similarities in the fasting blood glucose concentration and liver glycogen stores (Table ) suggests that supplementation with M. oleifera leaf powder had no negative effect on glucose homeostasis.…”

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“…Different parts of M. oleifera are used in ethnomedicine (Fahey, ; Anwar et al., ). The tree extracts are rich in phytochemicals and have strong antioxidant, antibiotic, anti‐inflammatory, anti‐ulcer, antitrypanosomal, hypotensive, hypocholesterolaemic and hypoglycaemic properties (Fahey, ; Tesfaye et al., ). In streptozotocin‐induced sub, mild and severely diabetic rats, the administration of the aqueous M. oleifera leaf extracts at 200 mg/kg body mass per day for 21 days ameliorated the drug‐induced diabetic effects and caused an improvement in glycaemic control following an oral glucose challenge (Jaiswal et al., ) showing that the aqueous M. oleifera leaf extracts possessed antidiabetic effects (Jaiswal et al., ).…”

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Dietary effects of Moringa oleifera leaf powder on growth, gastrointestinal morphometry and blood and liver metabolites in Sprague Dawley rats

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We investigated the effects of Moringa oleifera leaf powder (MOLP) as a dietary supplement on growth performance, gastrointestinal (GIT) morphometry and liver function using weanling Sprague Dawley rats to model humans under ad libitum and restricted feeding. An MOLP-based diet was generated by supplementing normal rat feed with the leaf powder at 20%. Four dietary regimens included normal rat feed fed at 20% of body mass (NRF: ad libitum), NRF fed at 14% of body mass (NRFR, restricted), Moringa-supplemented feeds fed at 20% and 14% of body mass (MOF: ad libitum and MOFR: restrictedly) respectively. Thirty-two pups were randomly assigned to the diets and fed for 5 weeks, after which they were fasted, euthanased and GIT viscera masses, lengths and histology were assessed. Blood was collected for metabolite and markers of liver function assays. Tibiae and femora lengths were used to determine linear growth. Rats fed the restricted diets had lower weekly body mass gains (p = 0.0001) than those on ad libitum feeding; however, they showed compensatory growth by 5 weeks. Terminally, the rats fed MOFR had shorter (p < 0.05) femora and tibiae than their counterparts on the other diets. Except on the caeca, diet had no effect on the absolute masses and lengths of GIT viscera. Relative to tibia length, rats on the MOF had significantly heavier stomachs and caeca and longer small and large intestines than their counterparts on NRF, but this was not supported histologically. Level of feeding and supplementation did not affect blood metabolite concentration, liver glycogen and lipid storage nor the plasma activities AST and ALP in the rats. Supplementing diets with MOLP under restricted access to feed (low calorific supply) might compromise linear growth.

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Moringa leaf meal improves haemato-biochemical and production indices in broiler chickens: a review

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Moringa olifera Leaf Meal as an Alternative Protein Feed Ingredient in Broiler Ration

Cited by 43 publications

References 8 publications

Effect of different levels of Lepidium sativum L. on growth performance, carcass characteristics, hematology and serum biochemical parameters of broilers

Effect of different levels of Lepidium sativum L. on growth performance, carcass characteristics, hematology and serum biochemical parameters of broilers

Dietary effects of Moringa oleifera leaf powder on growth, gastrointestinal morphometry and blood and liver metabolites in Sprague Dawley rats

Moringa leaf meal improves haemato-biochemical and production indices in broiler chickens: a review

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