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Subject: Poultry Science × Author: SUDHARSHAN K × End date: 2022 × Start date: 2022 × Type: Thesis × Thesis Type: M.V.Sc. ×
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    EFFECT OF FEEDING DIFFERENT LEVELS OF MORINGA LEAF POWDER ON GROWTH PERFORMANCE, IMMUNE STATUS AND GUT HEALTH IN RAJA II BROILER CHICKEN
    (KARNATAKA VETERINARY, ANIMAL AND FISHERIES SCIENCES UNIVERSITY, NANDINAGAR, BIDAR –, 2022) SUDHARSHAN K; T.N. KRISHNAMURTHY
    An experiment was conducted to study the effect of feeding different levels of Moringa leaf powder on growth performance, immune status and gut health in Raja II broiler chicken. A total of 150 one day old Raja II broiler chicks were distributed into five treatment groups with three replicates in each group and ten chicks in each replicate. Basal diet (T1) prepared following ICAR standards and the experimental diets were prepared by incorporating moringa leaf powder at 2.5 per cent (T2), 5 per cent (T3), 7.5 per cent (T4) and 10 per cent (T5). The results revealed that feeding moringa at 5, 7.5 and 10 per cent resulted in significant difference in body weight, feed intake and feed efficiency and no significant difference in survivability. No significant improvement on immune response against Newcastle disease and Infectious bursal disease on the 42nd day of the experiment and also non-significant difference on immune organ weight. Significant reduction in serum cholesterol and triglycerides in experimental diet containing 5, 7.5 and 10 per cent of moringa leaf meal compared to 2.5 percent moringa leaf meal and control group whereas rest of the serum biochemical parameters viz., LDL and HDL showed no significant difference among different treatment groups when compared to control group. Inclusion of moringa at 5, 7.5 and 10 per cent revealed significant reduction in E. coli count and significantly increased Lactobacillus count compared to control and 2.5 percent moringa fed group. Significant difference (P ≤ 0.05) in carcass characteristics like dressing percentage, breast yield, drumstick yield, abdominal fat percentage and gizzard at 5, 7.5 and 10 per cent MOLM when compared to control and 2.5 per cent moringa leaf meal and non-significant difference (P > 0.05) in thigh yield, weight of heart, liver and proventriculus was observed. Based on the above result it was concluded that inclusion of moringa leaf powder at 5, 7.5 and 10 per cent level was beneficial in improving growth performance, gut health, carcass characteristics, lowering serum cholesterol and serum triglycerides in Raja II broiler birds but there was no significant difference (P > 0.05) among 5, 7.5 and 10 per cent level of moringa leaf powder, hence it was concluded that limiting 5 per cent rather than higher per cent of MOLM will be beneficial in improving growth performance, gut health, carcass characteristics, lowering serum cholesterol and serum triglycerides in Raja II broiler