Open AccessEffect of Mucuna Pruriens (Velvet Bean) Leaf Meal on Performance and Blood Composition of Finisher Broiler Chickens.
Author(s) -
O. O. Emenalom,
E. B. Etuk,
BO Esonu,
C. Anaba
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
nigerian journal of animal production
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0331-2062
DOI - 10.51791/njap.v36i1.1048
Subject(s) - broiler , mucuna pruriens , meal , velvet , biology , zoology , completely randomized design , mucuna , composition (language) , feed conversion ratio , weight gain , body weight , food science , botany , chemistry , agronomy , endocrinology , linguistics , philosophy , organic chemistry
The effect of Mucuma pruriens (Velvet bean) leaf neul on the performance and blood composition of finisher broiler chickens were determined in a 35-day feeding trial. Chemical analysis indicated that the leaf meal is relutively high in crude protein (22.34%) and with estimated energy content of 1:108.93kJ/kg DM. Maize based diets containing mucuna leaf meul (MLM) at 0,, 5,. 7.5 and 10% levels, respectively were formulated and fed to finisher broilers in a complete randomized design replicuted four times. Luch replicate contained 10 birds. Birds fed MLM diets had a statistically (P>0.05) similar feed intake values with the control group, Body weight gain of the birds compared favorably with the control except at 10% (P 0.05) different from the control. With increasing dietary inclusion levels of MLM in the diets, the erythrocytic and leucocytic (WBC, lymphoecytas and neutrophils) parameters varied without any negative significant (P>0.05) effects. It is concluded that 7.5% MLM could be used in broiler finisher diets without any deleterious effects on the performance Enhanced erythrocytes values were obtained at 10% dietary level.