Performance of broilers and layers supplemented with Moringa stenopetala leaf meal under hot humid tropical conditions
Metekia Tamiru A C , Shiferaw Ashagrie A , Ashraf Alkhtib
B C D , Minyehun Getachew A , Solomon Demeke A , Waseyehun Hassen A , Zemene Worku A and Emily Burton B
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A Department of Animal Science, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Jimma University, BO Box 378, Jimma, MRPJ+2C Jimma, Ethiopia.
B Nottingham Trent University, School of Animal, Rural and Environmental Sciences, Brackenhurst Campus, Southwell, Nottinghamshire, NG25 0QF, UK.
C Both authors contributed equally to this paper.
D Corresponding author. Email: a.s.alkhtib@gmail.com
Animal Production Science 60(17) 1987-1994 https://doi.org/10.1071/AN19671
Submitted: 25 November 2019 Accepted: 5 June 2020 Published: 7 July 2020
Abstract
Context: Heat stress poses a major limit to poultry production. Moringa stenopetala leaf meal (MSL) could be a promising feed additive for poultry raised under heat stress, as it is rich in antioxidants.
Aims: To determine the effect of (MSL) supplementation on the production and quality of broilers under heat-stress conditions.
Methods: In the broiler performance trial, 156 1-day old Cobb 500 broilers were assigned to four groups, with each containing three replicates of 13 chicks. For the egg production trial, 108 Bovan Brown layers aged 20 weeks were allocated to four groups, with each containing three replicates of nine hens. The four groups of broiler and layer chicken were supplemented with MSL at a level of 0% (control), 1% (MSL1), 1.5% (MSL1.5) and 2% (MSL2). Relative humidity, and minimum and maximum temperatures were 82%, 13°C and 23°C respectively. The effects of MSL supplementation on growth performance, characteristics of digestive organs, carcass traits, egg production and egg quality were analysed with one-way ANOVA.
Key results: Moringa stenopetala-leaf supplementation at a level up to 2% (MSL2) did not significantly affect feed intake, weight gain or feed conversion ratio of the birds. Supplemented broilers had a significantly longer large intestine (24% for MSL1, 37% for MSL1.5 and 49% for MSL2) and a heavier pancreas (82% for MSL1, 67% for MSL1.5, and 57% for MSL2) than did the control broilers. Hot and cold carcass weights, dressing yield, dressing percentage, breast-meat weight, drumstick and thigh-meat weights, wing-meat weight, back weight and meat pH were not significantly affected by MSL supplementation. Ash content of meat of the MSL2-fed birds was significantly higher than that of the control birds (3.51% vs 2.74% respectively). Egg production, feed conversion ratio and interior and exterior egg-quality parameters were not significantly affected by MSL supplementation. Intensity of yolk colour was significantly and linearly enhanced due to MSL supplementation (by ~5–8 times compared with the control).
Conclusions: Supplementation with MSL at a level up to 2% improved yolk colour of Bovan Brown layer eggs, with no effect on meat and egg production.
Implications: Yolk colour of eggs of layers raised under heat stress can be improved by MSL supplementation at 1%, with there being a minimum increase in the diet cost.
Additional keywords: Bovan Brown layers, Cobb 500, heat, humidity, stress, tropics.
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