Dietary inclusion of Moringa oleifera leaf extracts as alternatives to antibiotic growth promoter on live performance, carcass traits, physical meat quality, and health status of broiler chickens

• Published in: Italian journal of animal science 2024-12, Vol.23 (1), p.1752-1763
• Main Authors: Rifat, Al Ibne, Bormon, Chondhon Chandro, Akib, Md Golam, Ataher, Mohammad Shamsul, Kamruzzaman, Md, Dutta, Amitush, Das, Amio Kante, Talukder, Kanan, Azzam, Mahmoud, Farouk, Mohammed Hamdy, Das, Razib, Mahfuz, Shad
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: abdominal fat; Antibiotics; average daily gain; Blood levels; Body weight; Breast muscle; caecal bacterial count; cecum; Chlortetracycline; Cholesterol; Diet; Drinking water; drip loss; Erythrocytes; Escherichia coli; feed conversion; feed intake; growth performance; growth promotion; haematological parameters; health status; Hemoglobin; Leaves; Meat; Meat quality; Moringa oleifera; Plant extracts; Poultry; serum biochemical indices; triacylglycerols
• ISSN: 1828-051X; 1594-4077; 1828-051X
• DOI: 10.1080/1828051X.2024.2429608

This study investigated the effects of Moringa oleifera leaf extracts (MLE) in broiler diets on growth performance, carcase characteristics, physical meat quality, haematological parameters, and caecal bacterial counts. A total of 144 Arbour Acres broilers were randomly assigned into 3 experimental groups (eight replicates having six chicks), naming control (received a basal diet with fresh drinking water), antibiotic (75 mg chlortetracycline/L of drinking water), and MLE (50 ml Moringa oleifera leaf extracts/L of drinking water). The MLE group had the highest average daily gain, final body weight, and lower feed conversion ratio than both control and antibiotic groups. Overall, the MLE treatment significantly reduced (p