Abstract

EFFECT OF FEEDING MORINGA LEAF MEAL WITH OR WITHOUT ENZYME ON THE PERFORMANCE AND CARCASS CHARACTERISTIC OF BROILER CHICKS

Hamid Mohammed Adam Hamad and Mukhtar Ahmed Mukhtar*

ABSTRACT

This study was carried out to investigate the nutrition value of Moringa olifera leaf meal (MLM) as a plant protein source with and without enzyme (xylem 500) on the growth performance characteristic, blood serum chemistry and economical attribute for broiler chicks. A total of hundred and sixty eight, seven days old, unsexed, a bereave strain were randomly distributed in a complete random block design, into eight groups of 21 chicks .Each group was subdivided into 3 replicates with 7 chicks per replicate. Chicks were assigned to the experimental diets (A1, A2,B1,B2,C1,C2,D1and d2,), group A fed on control diet without (MLM and enzyme) as a negative control, group B,C and D were fed on diet containing 2.5%, 5% and 7.5% (MLM) respectively, diets E fed on control diet supplemented with 50g/kg xylem enzyme (positive control), diets F,H and I were the same as B,C and D respectively, but each supplemented with 50g/kg xylem enzyme, diets were formulated to meet the requirements of broiler chicks according to (NRC,1994). Experimental diets were fed for 6 weeks. Experimental parameters covered growth performance (live body weight, body weight gain, FRC), slaughter and carcass values, serum metabolite and economical appraisal. Result obtained showed that supplementation of diets containing different levels of moringa with commercial enzyme improvement the performance of broiler chicks, however, the inclusion of moringa leaf to broiler chick’s diet at different levels recorded significantly (P.> 0.05) low performance compared to those fed on diet containing moringa meal supplemented with enzyme. Different levels of moringa meal with and without enzyme did not affect on non-carcass components (head, gizzard, neck heart, fat and liver) ,although it increased significantly on blood serum (p < 0.05). Supplementation of broiler diets with different levels of moringa leaf recorded profits compared to control diet.

Keywords: Moringa olifera, xylam 500 enzyme, serum metabolite.