Effect of Feed Rations Based on Moringa oleifera Leaf Powder on the Weight Gain of Hens Reared in the Forest Regions of Kisangani, Democratic Republic of Congo

Authors

  • Lukogo Bayubasire Clovis Searchers at the Faculty of Renewable Natural Resources Management, University of Kisangani, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
  • Musalizi Muharabu Roger-Lafleur Searchers at the Faculty of Renewable Natural Resources Management, University of Kisangani, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
  • Kasereka Muliwambene Trésor Searchers at the Faculty of Renewable Natural Resources Management, University of Kisangani, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC
  • Mukandama Ndolandola Jean-Pierre Searchers at the Faculty of Renewable Natural Resources Management, University of Kisangani, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
  • Kitambo Bondele Rebecca Searchers at the Faculty of Renewable Natural Resources Management, University of Kisangani, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)

Keywords:

Moringa oleifera, hen, Isa Brown breed, weight gain

Abstract

The present study aims to evaluate the effects of food rations based on Moringa oleifera leaf powder on the weight growth of hens, was carried out in the province of Tshopo, city of Kisangani in the Democratic Republic of Congo, it covered a period of 6 weeks from August 21 to September 25, 2022. It involved 40 five-week-old Isa Brown chicks, divided into 8 batches of 5 subjects each, corresponding to 4 experimental rations T0, T1, T2 and T3 where M. oleifera leaf flour was incorporated at 0, 5, 15 and 30% respectively. The inclusion of M. oleifera leaf meal in the ration improved the live weight of poultry from one week to another for all 4 treatments, and this significantly, in particular at the 6th week of age for the T3 (647.5 g) and T2 (581 g) compared to control treatments T0 (520 g) and T1 (537 g). It significantly improved the individual food consumption (CAI) evolved increasingly over time during the experiment (64.9g/d and 64.9g/d) of the subjects of T3 and T2 compared to those (57 .9 g/d, and 62.1 g/d) of T0 and T1 birds respectively. The inclusion had no significant negative effect on the average daily gain (ADG) of poultry, but varied during the experimental period for all treatments (p. value ? 0.05), except for treatment T1.

Nevertheless, from the 6th to the 12th week of age, subjects fed rations based on M. oleifera leaf flour showed T0 (0.0587), T1 (0.0143), T2 (0.1121), and T3 (0.3752).

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2023-07-28

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Lukogo Bayubasire Clovis, Roger-Lafleur, M. M., Kasereka Muliwambene Trésor, Mukandama Ndolandola Jean-Pierre, & Kitambo Bondele Rebecca. (2023). Effect of Feed Rations Based on Moringa oleifera Leaf Powder on the Weight Gain of Hens Reared in the Forest Regions of Kisangani, Democratic Republic of Congo. International Journal of Sciences: Basic and Applied Research (IJSBAR), 69(1), 186–195. Retrieved from https://gssrr.org/index.php/JournalOfBasicAndApplied/article/view/16019

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