Effect of Moringa oleifera leaf powder on growth performance of Japanese quail under deep litter system

Abstract

The present research work was designed to evaluate the productive performance of quails chicks by substituting the four different concentration of Moringa oleifera leaf powder (0%, 1.5%, 3% and 4.5%) by weight basis in feed. A total of 108 day old chicks were procured and after two weeks of brooding they were randomly divided into four experimental groups. Each group was further subdivided into 3 replicates containing 9 chicks in each. Different combinations of feed were offered to them for a period upto 12 weeks. The investigation of above research work showed that birds fed on diets containing Moringa oleifera leaf powder (MOLP) gains significantly higher body weight gain and having more body weight gain than that of birds feeding on control diet (0% MOLP). It could be concluded that inclusion of MOLP at 1.5%, 3% and 4.5% in quails diets improves the growth performance than control diet however, the best result on growth performance was shown by the birds fed on 1.5-3% MOLP.