Moringa oleifera Leaves as Eco-Friendly Feed Additive in Diets of Hy-Line Brown Hens during the Late Laying Period

This study investigated the dietary effects of leaves supplementation on egg quality, laying performance, excreta ammonia concentrations and serum biochemistry of laying chickens during the late laying period. A total of 240 64-week-old Hy-Line Brown hens were assigned to four treatment diets includ...

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Published in:Animals (Basel) 2021-04, Vol.11 (4), p.1116
Main Authors: Abdel-Wareth, Ahmed A A, Lohakare, Jayant
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Alanine
Alanine transaminase
Ammonia
Antibiotics
Aspartate transaminase
blood biochemicals
Chickens
Cholesterol
Chromatography
Conversion ratio
Creatinine
Diet
Egg production
egg quality
Egg shells
Eggs
Enzymes
Feed additives
Feed conversion
Food additives
Herbal medicine
laying hens
Library collections
Liver
Mass spectrometry
Moringa oleifera
Nutrition
Poultry
Scientific imaging
Transaminase
Triglycerides
Uric acid
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Summary:This study investigated the dietary effects of leaves supplementation on egg quality, laying performance, excreta ammonia concentrations and serum biochemistry of laying chickens during the late laying period. A total of 240 64-week-old Hy-Line Brown hens were assigned to four treatment diets including leaves at 0, 3, 6 or 9 g/kg, respectively, for eight weeks. The treatments had twelve replicates with five hens each. The results revealed that incremental dietary leaves significantly increased ( < 0.01) egg weight, production, and mass through 64-68, 68-72 and 64-72 weeks of age. Simultaneously, feed conversion ratio was significantly improved ( < 0.01) with leaves supplementation compared with the control. Haugh units and the thickness of eggshells significantly improved as a response to diets supplemented with 3, 6 and 9 g/kg leaves at 72 weeks of age. Interestingly, excreta ammonia concentrations, serum cholesterol, aspartate transaminase and alanine aminotransferase significantly decreased by leaves supplementation compared with the control group. In conclusion, introducing leaves supplementation at 3, 6 and 9 g/kg increased egg production, eggshell quality, Haugh units, and decreased serum cholesterol, triglycerides, excreta ammonia concentrations besides serum liver enzymes, uric acid and creatinine. Overall, based on the observed results, leaves supplementation was very promising and these leaves could be used as an effective feed additive in laying hens' diet during the late laying period.
ISSN:2076-2615
2076-2615
DOI:10.3390/ani11041116