Responses of Broiler Chickens Fed Varying Levels of Dietary Telfaira Occidentalis Leaf (Pumkin Leaf) as Feed Supplement

Dietary Influence of Fluted Pumpkin and Moringa Leaf Meal Supplementations on Blood and Egg Lipid Profile of ISA Brown Laying Birds

“…The packed cell volume was not significantly (P>0.05) different among the experimental birds. The finding was at variance with report of Imasuen et al (2014) who revealed a low PCV when fluted pumpkin was included in broiler diets up to 15%. The result of red blood cells showed significant increased (P≤0.05) in birds fed treatments diets as compared to the control, this is an indication of improve health status of the birds fed the experimental diets.…”

Effects Of Dried Centella Asiatica Leaf Meal as An Herbal Feed Additive On The Growth Performance, Haematology And Serum Biochemistry Of Broiler Chicken

“…The leaves are nutritious and contain significant quantities of vitamins (A, B and C), calcium, magnesium, copper, zinc, potassium, iron, phosphorus, manganese, sodium and selenium (Igweet al, 2010) as presented in Table 5 and 6. Mineral values obtained are 0.01, 1.02, 0.02, 10.02, 0.44, 7.12, 0.77, 0.31, 0.18 and 0.43 (mg/100g) for copper, zinc, calcium, magnesium, potassium, sodium, phosphorus, manganese and selenium respectively.Heavy metals such as lead, mercury, arsenic and cadmium which are potentially toxic and deleterious to the health and performance of animals are absent from the leaves of Spondiasmombin, thus making their incorporation into poultry diet safe [38] . Magnesium, calcium and phosphorus plays role in red blood cell formation (WHO, 1992).…”