The Potential of Acacia angustissima Leaf Meal as a Supplementary Feed Source in Broiler Finisher Diets

Ncube, S.; Hamudikuwa, H.; Banda, P. T.

doi:10.3923/ijps.2012.55.60

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“…Its potential in broiler diets has already been established (Ncube et al, 2012a;Ncube, Hamudikuwanda, & Saidi, 2012b;Ncube, Saidi, & Halimani, 2015) but research supporting its use in broiler diets is still at its infancy. Most of the information available relate to its chemical composition (Reed et al, 2001;Odenyo et al, 2003;McSweeney et al, 2005;Mukandiwa et al, 2010;Gusha et al, 2013), appropriateness of processing techniques and harvesting stage for broiler feeding (Ncube et al, 2015) and effect on growth performance (Ncube et al, 2012a(Ncube et al, , 2012b. Not much has been established regarding its effect on the physiology of gastrointestinal organs.…”

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“…The tree is adaptable to drought conditions (Dzowela, 1994) and produces up to 12.4 t Ha -1 of biomass (Preece & Brook, 1999). A number of scientists have reported reasonable crude protein levels from the leaf meal ranging from 19%-26.5% (Rubanza, Shem, Bakengesa, Ichinohe, & Fujihara, 2007;Odenyo et al, 2003;McSweeney et al, 2005;Mukandiwa, Mugabe, Halimani, & Hamudikuwanda, 2010;Ncube et al, 2012a;Gusha, Ngongoni, & Halimani, 2013), indicative of its potential use as a protein source. Its potential in broiler diets has already been established (Ncube et al, 2012a;Ncube, Hamudikuwanda, & Saidi, 2012b;Ncube, Saidi, & Halimani, 2015) but research supporting its use in broiler diets is still at its infancy.…”

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“…A number of scientists have reported reasonable crude protein levels from the leaf meal ranging from 19%-26.5% (Rubanza, Shem, Bakengesa, Ichinohe, & Fujihara, 2007;Odenyo et al, 2003;McSweeney et al, 2005;Mukandiwa, Mugabe, Halimani, & Hamudikuwanda, 2010;Ncube et al, 2012a;Gusha, Ngongoni, & Halimani, 2013), indicative of its potential use as a protein source. Its potential in broiler diets has already been established (Ncube et al, 2012a;Ncube, Hamudikuwanda, & Saidi, 2012b;Ncube, Saidi, & Halimani, 2015) but research supporting its use in broiler diets is still at its infancy. Most of the information available relate to its chemical composition (Reed et al, 2001;Odenyo et al, 2003;McSweeney et al, 2005;Mukandiwa et al, 2010;Gusha et al, 2013), appropriateness of processing techniques and harvesting stage for broiler feeding (Ncube et al, 2015) and effect on growth performance (Ncube et al, 2012a(Ncube et al, , 2012b.…”

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“…Increasingly the deficit of traditional ingredients such as soyabean (Martens, Temann, Bendelle, Peters, & Lascano, 2012;Mutayoba, Dierenfed, Mercedes, Frances, & Knight, 2011), increasing trends of severe droughts (Sheffield & Wood, 2010) and competition for feed resources between humans and chickens (Ncube, Hamudikuwanda, & Banda, 2012a) continue to be blamed for high cost of poultry feeds. This has come to the attention of scientist, thus the search for alternative protein poultry ingredients and especially those from drought tolerant plants also not attracting competition between people and animals.…”

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Effect of Acacia angustissima Leaf Meal on the Physiology of Broiler Intestines

Ncube¹,

Halimani²,

Mwale³

et al. 2017

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The effect of A. angustissima leaf meal based diets on intestinal physiology and dressed carcass weight was investigated on 150 day old chicks. Three diets, 0, 5 and 10% A. angustissima were used in a three phase feeding programme. At days 14, 28 and 42, two birds from each replicate were slaughtered, dressed and weighed. The weights and lengths of the duodenum, jejunum and colon were measured. Approximately 1 cm specimen was taken from each organ, fixed in formalin and stained for histological analysis. Using a light microscopy, the digestive and absorptive properties of the tissues were assessed. Inclusion of A. angustissima leaf meal increased intestinal wall thickness, epithelial thickness, and villus height of the duodenum (P < 0.05). There was no effect on the proportional weight and length of the jejunum, jejunum villi height and villi width (P > 0.05) but jejunum wall thickness decreased with increasing levels of the leaf meal (P < 0.05). Leaf meal inclusion resulted in an increase in weight, intestinal wall and mucosal thickness of the colon (P < 0.05) and a decline in sub-mucosal fold height and haustra coli width of the colon (P < 0.05). Dressed weight was the same across diets at two weeks (P > 0.05). At four and six weeks, broilers on the control and 5% diet had superior dressed weights to the 10% fed broilers (P < 0.05). It was concluded that for intestinal physiological adaptation that will not compromise weight gain in broilers, up to 5% A. angustissima could be included in broiler diets.

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Effect of Acacia angustissima Leaf Meal on the Physiology of Broiler Intestines

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Mwale³

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“…Alternative feed sources (e.g., leaf meals) are more commonly sought out by smallholders and large-scale poultry farmers where there are feed deficits and high feed costs [3,4]. Feed deficits and high prices of feed have made it difficult to obtain protein and energy sources in many regions [4]. Therefore, research has been conducted utilizing leaf meals as a potential dietary supplement in broiler production.…”

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Comparison of Dietary Kudzu Leaf Meal (Pueraria montana Var. lobata) and Alfalfa Meal Supplementation Effect on Broiler (Gallus gallus domesticus) Performance, Carcass Characteristics, and Organ Parameters

Gulizia

Downs

2020

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This research study was conducted to determine the effects of dietary supplementation of kudzu leaf meal (KLM) and alfalfa meal (AM) on broiler performance, carcass characteristics, and organ parameters. Kudzu leaf meal and AM were added at rates of 6% and 7.3%, respectively, to a complete broiler starter diet. Three treatments (control (complete broiler starter diet), KLM supplementation; and AM supplementation) with four replicates were fed to 217 male broilers over a 21 d battery cage grow out. Data were analyzed as a completely randomized design with battery cage representing the experimental unit. Birds on KLM and AM had a lower average body weight, lower cumulative feed consumption, and a higher adjusted feed conversion than control (p < 0.05). Additionally, there were observed treatment effects on whole breast weight (p = 0.0010), with control being higher than both treated diets. Minimal treatment effects were observed for organ parameters. Furthermore, there were no observed treatment differences for mortality (p > 0.05). Although broilers on KLM did not perform as well as those in the control group, these results are indicative that kudzu is safe to use in poultry production and has a high potential as a protein supplement in tropical regions with a low availability of commercial protein feedstuffs.

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Serum lipid, enzyme, and hematological responses of broilers fed Acacia angustissima leaf meal-based diets

Ncube

Saidi

Tivapasi

et al. 2017

Trop Anim Health Prod

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The objective of the study was to determine serum lipid, enzyme, and hematological responses of broilers to Acacia angustissima leaf meal. Acacia angustissima leaves were harvested at mid maturity, ground into a leaf meal, and included in broiler diets at 0, 5, and 10%. One hundred and fifty-day-old chicks of 41.7 ± 1.560 g were randomly allocated to 15 groups of the three diets. Feed and water were provided ad libitum throughout the trial. At days 14, 28, and 42, 4 ml of blood were collected from the jugular vein in plain vacutainer tubes for alanine aminotransferase (ALT), alkaline phosphatase (ALP), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), and total cholesterol (TC) analyses. At the end of the experiment, 4 ml of blood were collected from two randomly selected birds of each replicate in sterilized bottles containing ethylene diamine tetra acetic acid (EDTA) for full blood count and packed cell volume assessment. Data was tested for normality and analyzed using the General Linear Model Procedure of SAS version 9.3 (SAS 2010). Comparison of means was done using Tukey's test. A. angustissima had no effect on serum ALP, AST, LDH, TC, HDL-C, LDL-C, TG, full blood count, and packed cell volume. Increasing levels of A. angustissima leaf meal increased the ALT in the serum (p < 0.05) at 4 and 6 weeks. However, serum ALT indices for birds on the control and 5% diet were not different. It was concluded that 5% A. angustissima leaf meal can be included in broiler diets without a negative effect on serum lipid and enzyme profile, production and proportions of white blood cells and packed cell volume.

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The Potential of Acacia angustissima Leaf Meal as a Supplementary Feed Source in Broiler Finisher Diets

Cited by 10 publications

References 1 publication

Effect of Acacia angustissima Leaf Meal on the Physiology of Broiler Intestines

Effect of Acacia angustissima Leaf Meal on the Physiology of Broiler Intestines

Comparison of Dietary Kudzu Leaf Meal (Pueraria montana Var. lobata) and Alfalfa Meal Supplementation Effect on Broiler (Gallus gallus domesticus) Performance, Carcass Characteristics, and Organ Parameters

Serum lipid, enzyme, and hematological responses of broilers fed Acacia angustissima leaf meal-based diets

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