Evaluation of Moringa oleifera leaf in laying hens: Effects on laying performance,egg quality,plasma biochemistry and organ histopathological indices

Abstract

This experiment was conducted to evaluate the effects of supplementary Moringa oleifera leaf (MOL) on performance,egg quality,plasma parameters and organ histopathological indices of layers. A total of 360 27-week-old Hy-Line Grey commercial layers were randomly allotted to four groups. Each group consisted of six replicates with 15 birds and 3 birds were placed in one cage. The control group was fed a corn-soybean meal based diet and the experimental groups were fed on control diet supplemented with 5%,10% or 15% MOL (MOL5,MOL10 and MOL15 group). The experiment lasted for 8 weeks. No significant differences were observed in egg weight or feed intake among all groups (p >.05). The birds in MOL15 group had higher feed conversation ratio and lower egg production compared with those in control group (p