Effects of Dietary Intake of Moringa oleifera Leaf Meal on The Growth Performance of Pullet Chicks

Ugwuoke, Cajethan Uche; Eze, Godwin E.; Mgbenka, R.N.; Omeje, Benedicta Anene; Osinem, Emmanuel C.; Machebe, N. S.

doi:10.18805/ag.d-189

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“…The result was in line with Sy and Thu (2015), who state that M. oleifera leaf meal achieved higher daily weight gain in broilers than the control while the lowest FCR was recorded in the control group. However, FCR was found to decrease progressively with the increased inclusion of M. oleifera leaf meal in pullet diet (Ugwuoke et al, 2020). The inclusion of M. oleifera leaf meal was found to improve body weight, feed conversion efficiency, feed intake and protein efficiency of layer birds (Ojha et al, 2018).…”

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Performance of Isa-Brown Layers and the Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer of the Mineral Content of Eggs Produced by Moringa oleifera Leaf Powder Supplementation

Ugwuoke

Omeje

Okadi

et al. 2022

Braz. J. Poult. Sci.

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Moringa oleifera leaves richly contain numerous nutrients that can be used to induce performance in animals and when supplemented in layer feeds can improve the feed intake, body weight, egg qualities and mineral content of the eggs. The study was aimed to determine the performance of layers, egg quality and mineral profile of the eggs produced by inclusion of varying percentages of M. oleifera leaf powder in the feed of layers. Two hundred and forty Isa-brown layer birds were offered 0%, 2.5%, 5.0% and 7.5% M. oleifera leaf powder supplemented feeds respectively, using a completely randomized design. The mineral analysis was done following the procedure of the Association of Official Analytical Chemists using atomic absorption spectrophotometer. Data collected were analysed using analysis of variance at 0.05 level of significance. The results indicated that the body weight, feed intake, FCR, egg weight, egg length and shell thickness were significantly higher in layers fed M. oleifera leaf powder. However, the laying percentage was significantly higher in the control. The phosphorous, sodium, zinc, manganese, iron, copper, selenium and chromium contents of the eggs increased as the percentage of moringa inclusion increased. The eggs produced by layers fed with 5% M. oleifera leaf powder had significantly highest contents of magnesium, potassium and calcium, but decreased with further supplementation of moringa. The findings indicated that the supplementation of M. oleifera leaf powder at various levels improves the mineral contents of eggs but this is significantly achieved at a higher inclusion rate.

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Performance of Isa-Brown Layers and the Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer of the Mineral Content of Eggs Produced by Moringa oleifera Leaf Powder Supplementation

Ugwuoke

Omeje

Okadi

et al. 2022

Braz. J. Poult. Sci.

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“…The study was carried out in the 2018 and 2019 early planting seasons at the Department of Agricultural Education demonstration farm, University of Nigeria, Nsukka located at 6.84  N, 7.37  E (Ugwuoke, et al, 2020). The study adopted experimental research based on a split-plot design which was replicated thrice.…”

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Effects of Planting Distance and Seed Rate on the Growth and Yield of Egusi Melon (Citrullus colocynthis)

Ugwuoke

Asogwa

Okwo

et al. 2020

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Background: Egusi melon production is declining, even though the crop plays a significant role in the well-being of farmers. Few farmers that grow the crop do not allow adequate spacing and seed rate which compels the crop to produce flourishing vegetative parts without producing many fruits. The study was therefore, aimed at determining the effect of planting distance and seed rate on the growth and yield of egusi melon. Methods: A split-plot design which was replicated thrice was adopted to carry out the study during 2018 and 2019 planting seasons. Twenty-four plots were made and were randomly assigned to eight treatment groups with each replicating thrice. The egusi melon seeds were sown in four different seed rates of one seed/hole, two seeds/hole, three seeds/hole and four seeds/hole and four different spacing of 30cm × 50cm, 45cm × 70cm, 60cm × 60cm and 60cm × 90cm respectively. Analysis of variance was used to analyze the data collected and was tested at 0.05 level of probability. Result: The number of leaves/plant, branches/plant, flowers/plant, fruits/plant and fruit weight (g) were significantly higher in egusi melon planted at 60cm × 90cm. Furthermore, the parameters measured were significantly higher in egusi melon planted at 1 seed/hole.

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“…Findings from various studies have shown that medicinal plants improve the productive performance of birds [1,2,3,4]), pullet chicks [5], rabbits [6,7], extends the shelf-life of stored meat products [8,9], in addition to their overall promise of enhancing public health.…”

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Economic Effectiveness of Feeding Pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) Peel Powder Supplemented Diets to Broiler Birds

2022

JCBEE-22 Mar. 17-18, 2022 Johannesburg (South Africa)

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The economic effectiveness of feeding Cobb-500 broiler birds with pomegranate peel powder (PPP) supplemented diets was evaluated. The birds (n=432) were replicated in four pens and fed the non-supplemented diet, α-tocopherol acetate (vitamin E) diet, or different dietary levels of the PPP (2, 4, 6 and 8 g/kg). The results revealed that feed cost per kg weight gain was reduced in the control diet and at the 2 g/kg of the PPP inclusion, whereas the cost of total feed consumed was lower in the control studies. Higher (p<0.05) revenue was recorded in the 2 g/kg PPP, whereas the vitamin E group recorded the highest (p<0.05) income when compared with other groups. Evidently, the cost of production was cheaper when PPP was supplemented at 2 and 4 g/kg. It was concluded that supplementing PPP at all the dietary levels was more economical than vitamin E supplementation. Supplementing PPP at 2 and 4 g/kg inclusion levels was as effective as the negative control diet in reducing the cost of broiler production.

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Effects of Dietary Intake of Moringa oleifera Leaf Meal on The Growth Performance of Pullet Chicks

Cited by 3 publications

References 12 publications

Performance of Isa-Brown Layers and the Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer of the Mineral Content of Eggs Produced by Moringa oleifera Leaf Powder Supplementation

Performance of Isa-Brown Layers and the Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer of the Mineral Content of Eggs Produced by Moringa oleifera Leaf Powder Supplementation

Effects of Planting Distance and Seed Rate on the Growth and Yield of Egusi Melon (Citrullus colocynthis)

Economic Effectiveness of Feeding Pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) Peel Powder Supplemented Diets to Broiler Birds

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