Effect of Using Moringa Oleifera Leaves on Productive Performance and Some Physiological Parameters of Japanese Quail

Abstract

A total number of eighty four unsexed 7 day old Japanese quail chicks were randomly divided into among four 4 dietary treatments with 3 replicate (7 birds), assigning experimental unit to investigate the effect of feeding Japanese quail chicks on diets containing different levels of Moringa oleifera leaves (MOL) on productive performance, blood constituents, hormones, antioxidant indices, immunity parameters and carcass characteristics. Dietary treatments were: The first group (control) fed a basal diet, while the other three groups were fed a basal diet supplemented with 3, 5 and 7 g of MOL / kg diet during the experimental period until 6 weeks age. Results showed that treated groups had significantly greater body weight, body weight gain, feed intake, improved feed conversion and increased significantly percentage of dressing and internal organs as well as higher values of nutrients digestibility than the control group. All treatments increased significantly (P<0.05) some blood constituents: RBCs, Hb and PCV, WBCs, plasma total protein, albumin, Ca, HDL, GPX,GSH, SOD, TAC, IgG, and T4 hormones, while plasma cholesterol, total lipids, LDL, AST, ALT and glucose were decreased. There was no effect on phosphorus (P) compared to control. It could be concluded that adding Moringa oleifera leaves at levels of 3, 5 and 7 g of MOL/kg diet improved productive performance, nutrients digestibility, blood constituents, hormones, antioxidant indices, immunity parameters and carcass characteristics

Potential Applications of Moringa oleifera in Poultry Health and Production as Alternative to Antibiotics: A Review

“…An improved FCR for Japanese quail which were given M. oleifera leaf meal at the rate of 0.1% was found by Kulkarni et al [ 85 ]. Ahmed and El-Rayes [ 64 ] found that Japanese quail which were fed M. oleifera leaf meal at 3, 5, and 7 g/kg in their diet had an increased FCR and feed intake when compared to the control group that did not receive any supplementation. According to Castillo et al [ 72 ], there was a substantial increase in the FCR for Japanese quail which were given M. oleifera leaf flour at the concentration of 7, 14, and 21%, but showed no significant change in feed consumption.…”

“…According to Kulkarni et al [ 85 ], Japanese quail which were fed M. oleifera leaf meal at a rate of 0.1% gained significantly more weight than the control group. According to Ahmed and El-Rayes [ 64 ], when Japanese quail were fed M. oleifera leaf meal at 3, 5, and 7 g/kg of their diet, a substantial increase in weight gain was found when compared to the control group that did not receive any supplementation. Castillo et al [ 72 ] reported a substantial reduction in weight gain in Japanese quail which were given M. oleifera leaf flour at 7, 14, and 21%.…”

“…Carcass yield exhibited a substantial improvement in response to M. oleifera leaf extract [ 35 ]. According to Ahmed and El-Rayes [ 64 ], substantial increases in dressing weight were seen for Japanese quail which were fed M. oleifera leaf meal at rates of 3, 5, and 7 g/kg within their food when compared to the control group that did not receive any supplementation. For Japanese quail fed with M. oleifera leaf flour at a rate of 14%, Castillo et al [ 72 ] found no significant influence on carcass weight and yield.…”

“…Elkloub et al [ 78 ] concluded that different levels of Moringa (0.2, 0.4 and 0.6%) decreased plasma ALT and AST and cholesterol in Japanese quail, however, total protein and globulin were increased. Ahmed and El-Rayes [ 64 ] concluded that significant increased red blood cells, white blood cells, hemoglobin, calcium, and thyroid hormones were found in Japanese quail which were fed with M. oleifera leaf meal at the rate of 3, 5 and 7 g/kg in their diet.…”

Simultaneous pre-treatment of dietary Moringa oleifera leaf meal with polyethylene glycol and fibrolytic enzymes: Effect on growth performance, physiological indices, and meat quality parameters in jumbo quail

“…Thus, the use of phytogenic plant products in their diets would enhance feed utilization efficiency, thereby facilitating sustainable large-scale intensification for safe, healthy, and high-quality quail products (Mahlake et al, 2021). Phytogenic products such as Moringa oleifera leaf meal (MOLM) can be incorporated in Jumbo quail diets as a source of nutrients and functionally active substances (Ahmed and El-Rayes, 2019) such as protein, amino acids, omega−3 fatty acids, vitamins A and C, antioxidants, calcium, iron, potassium, and phosphorous (Onunkwo and George, 2015;Trigo et al, 2020). The antioxidant compounds (phenols, flavonoids, vitamin C, vitamin E, b-carotene, zinc, and selenium) in M. oleifera leaves are said to improve stability and the quality of meat products (Valeria and Williams, 2011).…”