Male Layer Chicken’s Response to Dietary <em>Moringa oleifera</em> Meal in a Tropical Climate
This study was conducted to evaluate the effects of different dietary amounts of <i>Moringa oleifera</i> meal (MOM), consisting of leaves and small edible green stems, on growth performance, carcass traits, and blood parameters of finisher male layer-type slow-growing chickens raised wit...
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| author | Esther Faustin Evaris Luis Sarmiento Franco Carlos Sandoval Castro Jose Segura Correa Jesús Arturo Caamal Maldonado |
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| description | This study was conducted to evaluate the effects of different dietary amounts of <i>Moringa oleifera</i> meal (MOM), consisting of leaves and small edible green stems, on growth performance, carcass traits, and blood parameters of finisher male layer-type slow-growing chickens raised with outdoor access. A total of 198 Dominant Blue D 107, 72-day-old male chickens were randomly assigned to tree dietary treatments containing 0, 30, and 60 g/kg MOM that corresponded to T1 or control, T2, and T3, separately. Each treatment was divided into 6 replicates of 11 birds apiece, and all birds had access to the outdoors. After 7 weeks of experimental rearing, live weight was 2218.1, 2164.4, and 2176.6 g for birds raised in T1, T2 and T3, respectively, without statistical differences (<i>p</i> ≥ 0.05). Live weight gain and daily live weight gain increased (<i>p</i> ≤ 0.05) in favor of the control group during the first 4 weeks but decreased (<i>p</i> ≤ 0.05) in the last 3 weeks of the trial. Overall feed intake was not influenced by the treatments (<i>p</i> ≥ 0.05). Birds raised with MOM in their diets had higher feed conversion (<i>p</i> ≤ 0.05). T2 diet considerably increased (<i>p</i> ≤ 0.05) birds’ breast and gizzard weight and yield while decreasing feet weight and yield, in comparison to T1. Dietary MOM inclusion did not impair or improve (<i>p</i> ≥ 0.05) blood parameters. The results of this study suggest that up to 60 g/kg MOM could be included in the diets of slow-growing Dominant Blue D 107 male chickens grown with access to outdoors without compromising their productive performance (except for feed conversion), slaughter characteristics, and health status. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f9bbdb0b7edd4ce6bc13dffc41bf16902023-12-03T14:32:07ZengMDPI AGAnimals2076-26152022-07-011214184310.3390/ani12141843Male Layer Chicken’s Response to Dietary <em>Moringa oleifera</em> Meal in a Tropical ClimateEsther Faustin Evaris0Luis Sarmiento Franco1Carlos Sandoval Castro2Jose Segura Correa3Jesús Arturo Caamal Maldonado4Department of Animal Nutrition, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, University of Yucatan (UADY), Km 15.5 Carretera Mérida-Xmatkuil, Apdo. 4-116, Itzimna, Merida 97100, MexicoDepartment of Animal Nutrition, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, University of Yucatan (UADY), Km 15.5 Carretera Mérida-Xmatkuil, Apdo. 4-116, Itzimna, Merida 97100, MexicoDepartment of Animal Nutrition, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, University of Yucatan (UADY), Km 15.5 Carretera Mérida-Xmatkuil, Apdo. 4-116, Itzimna, Merida 97100, MexicoDepartment of Animal Nutrition, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, University of Yucatan (UADY), Km 15.5 Carretera Mérida-Xmatkuil, Apdo. 4-116, Itzimna, Merida 97100, MexicoDepartment of Animal Nutrition, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, University of Yucatan (UADY), Km 15.5 Carretera Mérida-Xmatkuil, Apdo. 4-116, Itzimna, Merida 97100, MexicoThis study was conducted to evaluate the effects of different dietary amounts of <i>Moringa oleifera</i> meal (MOM), consisting of leaves and small edible green stems, on growth performance, carcass traits, and blood parameters of finisher male layer-type slow-growing chickens raised with outdoor access. A total of 198 Dominant Blue D 107, 72-day-old male chickens were randomly assigned to tree dietary treatments containing 0, 30, and 60 g/kg MOM that corresponded to T1 or control, T2, and T3, separately. Each treatment was divided into 6 replicates of 11 birds apiece, and all birds had access to the outdoors. After 7 weeks of experimental rearing, live weight was 2218.1, 2164.4, and 2176.6 g for birds raised in T1, T2 and T3, respectively, without statistical differences (<i>p</i> ≥ 0.05). Live weight gain and daily live weight gain increased (<i>p</i> ≤ 0.05) in favor of the control group during the first 4 weeks but decreased (<i>p</i> ≤ 0.05) in the last 3 weeks of the trial. Overall feed intake was not influenced by the treatments (<i>p</i> ≥ 0.05). Birds raised with MOM in their diets had higher feed conversion (<i>p</i> ≤ 0.05). T2 diet considerably increased (<i>p</i> ≤ 0.05) birds’ breast and gizzard weight and yield while decreasing feet weight and yield, in comparison to T1. Dietary MOM inclusion did not impair or improve (<i>p</i> ≥ 0.05) blood parameters. The results of this study suggest that up to 60 g/kg MOM could be included in the diets of slow-growing Dominant Blue D 107 male chickens grown with access to outdoors without compromising their productive performance (except for feed conversion), slaughter characteristics, and health status.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/12/14/1843finisher slow-growingDominant CZ Blue D 107productive performanceoutdoor accesscarcass qualityblood parameters |
| spellingShingle | Esther Faustin Evaris Luis Sarmiento Franco Carlos Sandoval Castro Jose Segura Correa Jesús Arturo Caamal Maldonado Male Layer Chicken’s Response to Dietary <em>Moringa oleifera</em> Meal in a Tropical Climate Animals finisher slow-growing Dominant CZ Blue D 107 productive performance outdoor access carcass quality blood parameters |
| title | Male Layer Chicken’s Response to Dietary <em>Moringa oleifera</em> Meal in a Tropical Climate |
| title_full | Male Layer Chicken’s Response to Dietary <em>Moringa oleifera</em> Meal in a Tropical Climate |
| title_fullStr | Male Layer Chicken’s Response to Dietary <em>Moringa oleifera</em> Meal in a Tropical Climate |
| title_full_unstemmed | Male Layer Chicken’s Response to Dietary <em>Moringa oleifera</em> Meal in a Tropical Climate |
| title_short | Male Layer Chicken’s Response to Dietary <em>Moringa oleifera</em> Meal in a Tropical Climate |
| title_sort | male layer chicken s response to dietary em moringa oleifera em meal in a tropical climate |
| topic | finisher slow-growing Dominant CZ Blue D 107 productive performance outdoor access carcass quality blood parameters |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/12/14/1843 |
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