Use of Lemongrass (Cymbopogon citratus) Leaf Meal as a Natural Feed Additive on Growth Performance and Economics of Broilers

Parade, A. K.; Thombre, B. M.; Patil, Rajkumar V.; Padghan, P.V.; Gaikwad, B. S.; Meshram, P. B.

doi:10.20546/ijcmas.2019.810.214

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“…The result indicates addition of varying dietary amount of lemon grass did not positively affect performance indices of broilers. In contrast to Mmereole (2010) and Parade (2019), who discovered that adding Cymbopogon citratus leaf meal to poultry diets resulted in a significantly (P<0.05) higher body weight gain than the control diet, the current study's findings showed no such relationship. The variation could be due to environment where the experiment was conducted and source of test ingredient etc.…”

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Effects of Varying Levels of Lemon Grass Leaf Meal on Performance, Haematology and Serum Biochemical Indices of Broilers

2023

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A total of two hundred unsexed broiler chicks aged two weeks were used for six weeks feeding trial to evaluate growth performance, hematology, and serum biochemistry. In this study, broilers chicks were fed dietary lemon grass leaf meal at inclusion levels of T1control (0.00%), T2 (1.50%), T3 (2.25%) and T4 (3.75 %). The weighed broilers were distributed at random among the four treatment diets. A completely randomized experimental design was used, and each treatment was replicated five times with ten broilers per replicate. Experimental birds were provided experimental starter and finisher diets ad-libitum throughout the experimental period at weeks 2 to 4 and 5 to 7 respectively. The experiment revealed that weekly feed intake for week 2, 3, 4 and 6 was significantly affected (P<0.05) except week five. The daily weight gain followed similar pattern, however significant difference were observed only in week 3, 4 and 7 in all the treatment groups. There were significant (P<0.05) differences among the dietary groups in week 4, 6 and 7 in terms of feed conversion ratio. White blood cells value of birds fed on control diet 286.07x 109 /dl is similar to 283.37 and 268.67x 109 /dl for T3 and T4. Neutrophil values 14%, 19%,18% and 20% for T1, T2, T3 and T4 were statistically significant (P<0.05) indicating that birds were challenged with increasing levels of lemon grass leaf meal beyond 3.75%. The results of this study indicate that birds fed with 1.5% of dietary lemon grass meal was the best among diets with lemon grass and comparable with the control group in terms of daily weight gain. This implies that birds fed with 1.5% level lemon grass leaf meal (LGLM) was able to utilize the experimental diet better than other treatment groups and without detrimental effects.

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Effects of Varying Levels of Lemon Grass Leaf Meal on Performance, Haematology and Serum Biochemical Indices of Broilers

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“…Chickens fed on lemongrass had higher BW, BWG, and ADWG values during the starter, grower, and overall period, compared to the control. This result was in line with Parade et al (2019), who reported that the inclusion of 1.5% lemongrass leaf powder in the diet improved BWG and can reduce the time of harvesting broiler with proper slaughter weight. Similarly, another study also revealed that feeding a broiler with the inclusion of 2% lemongrass leaf powder improves their BWG compared to the standard diet (Shaheed, 2021).…”

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“…The study also reported that the inclusion of lemongrass essential oil (450 mg/kg) in the quail's diet increased the Lactobacillus bacterial count and decreased the coliform, E. coli, and Salmonella bacterial count compared to the control group (Alagawany et al, 2021). Different literature exhibited that the reduction of such pathogenic bacteria in lemongrass-fed broilers could be due to the leaves and their essential oil rich in phytochemical compounds like tannins, flavonoids, and phenolic acid which have antimicrobial properties that can impair the integrity and function of the bacterial cell membranes and inhibit the growth of pathogenic bacteria (Parade et al, 2019;Alagawany et al, 2021;Shaheed, 2021).…”

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“…Similarly, feeding peppermint improves growth performance (Gurbuz and Ismael, 2016) and increases the beneficial-to-harmful bacteria ratio (Petričević et al, 2021). Likewise, studies have also revealed that the inclusion of lemongrass in broiler feed improved BWG (Parade et al, 2019), increased the beneficial bacteria, and reduced pathogenic bacterial load in chickens (Weckesser et al, 2007;Alagawany et al, 2021). Utilization of thyme herb in a broiler diet improves BWG (Toghyani et al, 2010), increases nutrient utilization, and has antimicrobial activity against microbiota found in the gastrointestinal tract (El-Ghousein and Al-Beitawi, 2009;Wade et al, 2018).…”

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Effects of Phytogenic Feed Additives on Body Weight Gain and Gut Bacterial Load in Broiler Chickens

D¹,

Ayele²,

Waktole³

et al. 2023

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Phytogenic feed additives (PFAs) have promising importance in chicken production as antibiotic alternatives to balance chicken gut microorganisms and improve productivity. The objectives of this study were to evaluate the body weight gain (BWG) and gut bacterial load of broiler chicks fed on selected herbs. For this experiment, 360 unsexed one-day-old broiler chicks of Cobb 500 with an average weight of 40.74 g were randomly allocated into six treatment groups with three replicates of 20 chicks in each pen. The treatment 1 (T1) group was fed by a basal diet alone. Chickens of T2, T3, T4, T5, and T6 were fed the basal diet containing 1% of basil, lemongrass, peppermint, rosemary, and thyme leaves powder, respectively for 49 days. Body weight (BW), BWG, and average daily weight gain (ADWG) data were recorded every week and at the end of every phase. On days 21 and 42, three chickens from each replicate were slaughtered for microbiological analysis (pathogenic and normal flora) of cecum contents aseptically. The obtained result showed that chickens kept on T3 had significantly higher BW, BWG, and ADWG during the starter and grower phases. Significantly highest final BW was recorded during the finisher phase on T3 and T6. Chickens that consumed T3 and T6 had significantly higher overall BWG and ADWG. The lowest Escherichia coli counts were seen in chickens fed on rosemary (T5) on both days 21 and 42 of the experimental time. Similarly, the highest Lactobacilli counts were recorded on chicken fed on T5 (day 21) and T3 (day 42). On the other hand, almost all treatment herbs showed a higher Enterococcal count, with the highest recorded for T3 (day 21) and T6 (day 42). The present findings suggest that supplementing lemongrass and thyme leaf powder improves BW performance and gut microbial composition. Likewise, rosemary leaf powder enhances the beneficial microbial composition and reduces pathogenic bacteria. However, the underlying detailed biological mechanisms and dose standardization of these herbs for inclusion in the diet of broiler chickens need to be studied further.

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“…Herbs and their extracts are gaining much attention as a replacement for AGPs in birds because they boost bird performance and product quality [ 17 – 20 ]. Like other herbs, lemongrass powder or oil and spearmint powder or oil used as supplements in rations accelerated broiler performance [ 12 , 21 , 22 ], which is related to this study. This improved broiler’s performance was caused by secondary metabolites in enriched herbs that showed antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and antimicrobial activity in broilers [ 6 , 10 , 23 ].…”

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Combined impact of lemongrass and spearmint herbs on performance, serum metabolites, liver enzymes, and meat quality of broiler

Rahman¹,

Sultana²,

Redoy³

et al. 2022

J Adv Vet Anim Res

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Objectives: This study aimed to assess the influence of feeding fresh lemongrass (Cymbopogon citratus) or spearmint (Mentha spicata) and their combination on performance, serum metabo¬lites, liver enzymes, and meat quality in broilers. Materials and Methods: A total of 168 day-old Indian River chicks were arbitrarily offered four experimental rations: (i) control ration (CT-R): corn-soya-based ration, (ii) lemongrass ration (LG-R): CT-R + 1.0% DM of lemongrass; (iii) spearmint ration (SM-R): CT-R + 1.0% DM of spearmint; and (iv) lemongrass-spearmint ration (LS-R): CT-R + 0.5% DM from both lemongrass and spear¬mint. Each ration was given to 42 birds for a duration of 35 days, with 3 replications and 14 birds each. Results: Elevated body weight gain was observed in LG-R (1,502 gm), LS-R (1,492 gm), and SM-R (1,474 gm) compared to CT-R (1,451 gm) (p = 0.078). Herbal rations successfully reduced almost 3%–5% of serum and meat total cholesterol concentrations compared to CT-R. Compared to CT-R, the highest zinc and iron concentrations of serum and meat were measured in LG-R and SM-R, respectively, while both minerals of serum and meat were observed to be better in LS-R (p < 0.05). Herbal rations significantly improved serum liver enzyme activity and ameliorated the red color of breast and thigh meat but failed to improve the lightness and yellowness of both types of meat compared to CT-R. Conclusions: LG-R, SM-R, and LS-R improved bird performance, liver health, and meat color, and lowered serum and meat cholesterol levels. But among them, LS-R efficaciously increased the serum and meat zinc and iron concentrations.

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Use of Lemongrass (Cymbopogon citratus) Leaf Meal as a Natural Feed Additive on Growth Performance and Economics of Broilers

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Effects of Varying Levels of Lemon Grass Leaf Meal on Performance, Haematology and Serum Biochemical Indices of Broilers

Effects of Varying Levels of Lemon Grass Leaf Meal on Performance, Haematology and Serum Biochemical Indices of Broilers

Effects of Phytogenic Feed Additives on Body Weight Gain and Gut Bacterial Load in Broiler Chickens

Combined impact of lemongrass and spearmint herbs on performance, serum metabolites, liver enzymes, and meat quality of broiler

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