Effect of Moringa and Garlic addition to Broiler’s Diet on Growth, Internal Organs, and Gut Microbes
Keywords:
Broiler chicken , Garlic bulb , Growth performance , Intestinal microflora , Moringa oleiferaAbstract
It has been found that some bioactive compounds discovered in herbs and spices can increase the number and quality of poultry products. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to examine the effects of adding Moringa oleifera leaf meal (MLM) and garlic bulb meal (GBM) to broiler diets on growth, internal organs, and gut microbes. In a completely randomized design, 240 broiler chickens, that were 8 days old, were divided into 5 nutritional regimens. Each treatment had 12 birds and 4 replicates. The treatments were T1: Control diet; T2: 1% MLM substitution for soybean meal; T3: 3% MLM substitution for soybean meal; T4: 1% MLM substitution for soybean meal along with 0.1% GBM; and T5: 3 % MLM substitution for soybean meal along with 0.3% GBM correspondingly. Total phenols and flavonoids were high in both meals. On day 28, dietary treatment’s (T2, T3, T4, and T5) final weights, average body weight gain, and total feed intake were all similar to those of T1 (Control). The liver in dietary treatments (T2, T3, T4, and T5) were smaller (P<0.05) to those in T1, while the spleen in T3 was larger (P<0.05). The lactic acid bacteria in T2, T3, T4, and T5 were found to be similar (P>0.05) to those in T1, while T1 had a higher value of coilforms (P<0.05) than T2, T3, T4, and T5. On the 56th day, T5’s total feed intake and T3, T4, and T5 feed conversion ratio were lower (P<0.05) than T1. T1 and T4, kidneys were smaller in weight (P<0.05) than T3 kidneys. The total microbial count, lactic acid bacteria and coilforms in T3, T4, and T5 were considerably (P<0.05) lowered than those in T1 and T2. These results imply that because of the potential contribution of their phyto-supplements, MLM and GBM can be employed as feed additives in the formulation of broiler diets.
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