Effect of Dietary Incorporation of Moringa oleifera Leaf Meal on Growth Performance and Nutrient Utilization of Japanese Quail

Authors

  • Manju Lata Department of Animal Nutrition, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar-263145, Udham Singh Nagar, Uttarakhand, India
  • Bidhan C Mondal Department of Animal Nutrition, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar-263145, Udham Singh Nagar, Uttarakhand, India.
  • Jyoti Palod Department of Livestock Production Management, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar-263145, Udham Singh Nagar, Uttarakhand, India
  • Anshu Rahal Department of Animal Nutrition, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar-263145, Udham Singh Nagar, Uttarakhand, India.
  • P Prabhakaran 3Department of Livestock Product Technology, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar-263145, Udham Singh Nagar, Uttarakhand, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.48165/ijvsbt.20.4.09

Keywords:

Growth performance, Japanese quail,, Moringa oleifera leaf meal and Nutrient utilization.

Abstract

A feeding trial was conducted to discern the influence of dietary incorporation of Moringa oleifera leaf meal on growth performance  and nutrient utilization of Japanese quail for 6 weeks. A total 288 day-old Japanese quail chicks were randomly distributed into eight  treatments of 36 Japanese quail chicks per treatment with three replicates of 12 quail in each. Japanese quail of treatment T1 (control  group) were fed a basal diet (starter and finisher), whereas in treatment group T2 basal diet was incorporated with Vitamin C @200  mg/kg, T3 basal diet was incorporated with Vitamin E @10 IU/kg, and in diets T4, T5, T6, T7, and T8, the basal diet was incorporated with  1.0%, 3.0%, 5.0%, 7.0% and 9.0% Moringa oleifera leaf meal, respectively. Results showed that incorporation of 3.0% Moringa oleifera leaf meal improved the performance of Japanese quail in terms of body weight gain and performance index during the overall period.  The maximum crude protein utilization was seen in 3.0% Moringa oleifera leaf meal incorporated group of Japanese quail followed  by 1.0%. However, maximum ether extract utilization was seen with 1.0% Moringa oleifera leaf meal while ether extract and crude  protein utilization was lower in 9.0% Moringa oleifera leaf meal incorporated group. Average feed cost per kg weight gain differed in  Japanese quail offered various dietary treatment. It can be concluded that 3.0 % Moringa oleifera leaf meal can be incorporated in feed  for improvement in growth performance of Japanese quail.

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2024-07-01

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Vol. 20 No. 4 (2024): The Indian Journal of Veterinary Sciences and Biotechnology (IJVSBT) 2024

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Lata, M., Mondal, B.C., Palod, J., Rahal, A., & Prabhakaran, P. (2024). Effect of Dietary Incorporation of Moringa oleifera Leaf Meal on Growth Performance and Nutrient Utilization of Japanese Quail . Indian Journal of Veterinary Sciences and Biotechnology, 20(4), 39–44. https://doi.org/10.48165/ijvsbt.20.4.09
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