Cockerels, Egg-type Chickens, Moringa oleifera and Ocimum gratissimum

By Azeezah Abdurrauf-Babalola

This study was conducted to determine the response of 810 "Isa strain" of chicken from day old to varying dietary levels (0%, 0.5% and 1.0%) of the leaf meals of Moringa oleifera (MOLM) and Ocimum gratissimum (OGLM) and their combination (MOLM/OGLM) in separate trials of 405 cockerels for 16 weeks and 405 egg-type chickens for 35 weeks. In each trial, the birds were randomly allocated to 9 treatment groups of 45 birds each with 3 replications of 15 birds per replicate. Birds on control (0%) were given conventional treatments (antibiotic and Vitamins). The experiment was laid-out in a 3x3 factorial arrangement and the data obtained were subjected to Analysis of Variance as for a Completely Random Design. The results showed that the final weights were significantly (P

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 613892293X
• ISBN13: 9786138922933
• Release Date: February 2020
• Publisher: Scholars' Press
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"