relation: http://eprints.science-line.com/id/eprint/1164/
title: Effects of Moringa oleifera Leaf Meal on Local Guinea Fowl Breeder Hens’ Performance, Egg Quality, and Blood Parameters
creator: Atitso, P.N.K.
creator: N'nanle, O.
creator: Voemesse, K.
creator: Lare, L.
creator: Attivi, K.
creator: Tete-Benissan, K.A.
subject: SF Animal culture
description: Breeding local guinea fowl has the potential to address protein malnutrition and alleviate poverty in West African countries. The current study aimed to examine the effects of incorporating Moringa oleifera leaf meal into the diet on hematology and biochemical parameters as well as the productive performance of local guinea fowl breeders in Togo. Thus, 512 local guinea fowls (22 weeks of age with an average weight of 1176.7 ± 2.9 g), comprising 384 females and 128 males, were examined for 31 weeks. The fowls were randomly assigned to four dietary groups, namely M0, M1, M2, and M3 containing 0, 0.5, 1, and 1.5 of Moringa oleifera leaf meal in diets, respectively. Each group had 4 replicates of 32 fowls. During the study, feed intake, body weight, egg-laying rate, and feed conversion ratio were weekly recorded. Blood samples for hematology and biochemical analysis were taken from 12 females (3/replicate) at 34 and 50 weeks of age. Eggs were collected for the quality evaluation. Results showed that feed intake was comparable across all groups during the rearing period (23 to 33 weeks of age). However, it significantly decreased in fowls of the M2 and M3 during the laying period (34 to 50 weeks of age). The live weight of fowls in M3 was significantly higher than other groups before the laying period. The egg production, yolk ratio, and shell ratio of the birds in the M1 were like that of M0 and higher than that of M2 and M3. The feed conversion ratio was not significantly different between groups during the laying period. However, the albumen ratio and haugh unit were improved by feeding Moringa leaves especially at level 1.5. The level of white blood cells and lymphocytes decreased by feeding the Moringa leaves at 1. Neutrophils and platelet levels were comparable across groups. Total proteins, albumin, and transaminases increased in Moringa groups (M1, M2, M3), especially in M3. It was concluded that the use of Moringa oleifera leaves at 0.5 improved egg-laying performance in local guinea fowl. Moreover, 1 and 1.5 of incorporation improved the quality of eggs. © Open Access: This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article’s Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article’s Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this licence, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.
publisher: Scienceline Publication, Ltd
date: 2024-03-25
type: Article
type: PeerReviewed
format: text
language: en
identifier: http://eprints.science-line.com/id/eprint/1164/1/JWPR14%281%2975-87%2C2024.pdf
identifier:    (2024)     Effects of Moringa oleifera Leaf Meal on Local Guinea Fowl Breeder Hens’ Performance, Egg Quality, and Blood Parameters.   Journal of World's Poultry Research.  pp. 75-87.  ISSN 2322-455X   
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relation: 10.36380/jwpr.2024.8