Moringa oleifera leaf meal and molasses as additives in grain sorghum based diets for layer chickens

摘要

TheeffectsoneggproductionofsupplementingMoringaoleiferaleafmealandmolassestograinsorghumbaseddietsforcommerciallayerchickenswasstudiedina2x3factorialdesignfortenweeks.Thestudyusedhigh(HT)andlow(LT)tanninvarietiesofsorghumandthreesupplementstrategiesof:none,molasses(Mo)orMoringaleafmeal(ML).Eggweightwasnotinfluencedbytanninlevel.Dailyfeedintakewashigher,feedconversionpoorerandegglayingpercentageandeggmassproductionlowerinHTthaninLTdiets.Supplementationwithmolassesdepressed,whilesupplementationwithMoringaleafmealimproved,eggproduction.Finalsugarcanemolassesisnotrecommendedasadditivetosorghumbaseddietsasitmaydepresseggproductionandimpairfeedconversion.Moringaoleiferaleafmealappearstoimproveeggproductiononsorghumbaseddietsandmayreducetheexpenseofusingcostlysyntheticaminoacids.Itsutilizationasanadditiveinsorghum-baseddietsishighlyrecommended.