World Journal of
Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences

SUPPLEMENTATION OF MORINGA OLEIFERA LEAVES FLOUR IN DIET ON CARCASS CHARACTERISTICS OF BROILER

Bidura I. G. N. G.*

ABSTRACT

The objectives of this study was to evaluate the effects of adding differents level of Moringa oleifera leaves flour (MLF) in diet carcass characteristcis of broiler. A total of 240 day-old-chick broiler with an average initial body weight were randomly allotted into four diet treatments. The diet treatments included: diet with 0% MLF as control (A); diet with 2% MLF (B); diet with 4% MLF (C); and diet with 6% MLF (D), respectively. Result showed that the diet with MLF treatment had improved final body weight, slaughtered weight, carcass weight, and breast meat weight compared with control treatments (p<.05). The meat content in the breast weight of the carcass of the B, C, and D groups were significantly different (P<0.05) higher than control (Table 2). The average of abdominal-fat percentage in the B, C, and D groups was significantly different (P<0.05) decreasing compared to the abdominal-fat percentage in the Group control. In conclusion, supplementation of 2-6% MLF in diets can improve carcass quantity, but decreasing abdominal fat in broiler.

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