Financial Implication of Moringa oleifera Leaf Incorporation into Layer-type Chickens’ Feed
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.3923/ijps.2020.390.395Keywords:
<i>Moringa oleifera</i> leaf, chicken, feed conversion ratio, financial implicationAbstract
Background and Objective: The use of antibiotics is associated with problems such as the presence of residues in eggs and meat and the development of bacterial resistance. These concerns have resulted in the search for phytochemical from plants such as Moringa oleifera leaf. The leaves of Moringa oleifera have been regularly incorporated into feed to improve poultry production but the profitability of this, in modern poultry production, has not been evaluated. This study, therefore, evaluated the financial implications of the use of Moringa oleifera leaves in poultry feed. Materials and Methods: A total of 600 day-old Isa brown chicks were assigned to 3 dietary treatment groups of M0 (0% of Moringa oleifera leaves), M1 (1% of Moringa oleifera leaves) and M2 (2% of Moringa oleifera leaves) from day-old to 280 day of age. Production and financial data were subjected to financial analyses using feed conversion ratio, margin approach, return on investment and break-even yield methods. Results: The study showed that there was a better profitability in the birds fed with the diet containing 1% leaves having 11.04% more income and 14% return on investment than those of M0. This improved performance was associated to the better feed conversion ratio and high egg production of the birds fed diet containing 1% leaves when compared with those fed 2% Moringa leaves. Conclusion: It was concluded that the use of Moringa oleifera leaf as a prebiotic in a poultry diet improved production performance and profit margin of hens.
References
North, D.C., 1991. Institutions. J. Econ. Perspect., 5: 97-112.
Gould, I.M., 2008. Antibiotic policies to control hospital-acquired infection. J. Antimicrob. Chemother., 61: 763-765.
Allen, V.M., F. Fernandez and M.H. Hinton, 1997. Evaluation of the influence of supplementing the diet with mannose or palm kernel meal on salmonella colonisation in poultry. Br. Poult. Sci., 38: 485-488.
Fernandez, F., M. Hinton and B. van Gils, 2002. Dietary mannan-oligosaccharides and their effect on chicken caecal microflora in relation to Salmonella Enteritidis colonization. Avian Pathol., 31: 49-58.
Makkar, H.P.S. and K. Becker, 1997. Nutrients and antiquality factors in different morphological parts of the Moringa oleifera tree. J. Agric. Sci., 128: 311-322.
Makkar, H.P.S. and K. Becker, 1996. Nutrional value and antinutritional components of whole and ethanol extracted Moringa oleifera leaves. Anim. Feed Sci. Technol., 63: 211-228.
Teteh, A., E. Lawson, K. Tona, E. Decuypere and M. Gbeassor, 2013. Moringa oleifera leave: Hydro-alcoholic extract and effects on growth performance of broilers. Int. J. Poult. Sci., 12: 401-405.
Kakengi, A.M.V., J.T. Kaijage, S.V. Sarwatt, S.K. Mutayoba, M.N. Shem and T. Fujihara, 2007. Effect of Moringa oleifera leaf meal as a substitute for sunflower seed meal on performance of laying hens in Tanzania. Livest. Res. Rural Dev., Vol. 19.
Gadzirayi, C.T., B. Masamha, J.F. Mupangwa and S. Washaya, 2012. Performance of broiler chickens fed on mature Moringa oleifera leaf meal as a protein supplement to soyabean meal. Int. J. Poult. Sci., 11: 5-10.
Ayssiwede, S.B., A. Dieng, H. Bello, C.A.A.M. Chrysostome and M.B. Hane et al., 2011. Effects of Moringa oleifera (Lam.) leaves meal incorporation in diets on growth performances, carcass characteristics and economics results of growing indigenous Senegal chickens. Pak. J. Nutr., 10: 1132-1145.
Adeniji, A.A. and M. Lawal, 2012. Effects of replacing groundnut cake with Moringa oleifera leaf meal in the diets of grower rabbits. Int. J. Mol. Vet. Res., 2: 8-13.
Banjo, O.S., 2012. Growth and performance as affected by inclusion of Moringa oleifera leaf meal in broiler chicks diet. J. Biol. Agric. Healthcare, 2: 35-38.
Teteh, A., M. Gbeassor, E. Decuypere and K. Tona, 2016. Effects of Moringa oleifera leaf on laying rate, egg quality and blood parameters. Int. J. Poult. Sci., 15: 277-282.
Keiser, A.M., 2004. Gestion Financière. 7th Edn., Eska Gestion Eco, France, 622.
Brossier J., E. Chia, E. Marshall and M. Petit, 2003. Gestion de l’exploitation familiale : Eléments théoriques et méthodologiques. 2nd Edn., Educagri France, Pages: 60,.
Cohen, E., 2004. Analyse financière. 5th Edn., Éditeur, France, Pages: 608,.
Gupta, S., A. Jyothi Lakshmi, M.N. Manjunath and J. Prakash, 2005. Analysis of nutrient and antinutrient content of underutilized green leafy vegetables. LWT-Food Sci. Technol., 38: 339-345.
Foidl, N., H.P.S. Makkar and K. Becker, 2001. The Potential of Moringa oleifera for Agricultural and Industrial Uses. In: The Miracle Tree: The Multiple Attributes of Moringa, Fuglie, L.J. (Ed.). CTA Publications, Wageningen, The Netherlands, pp: 45-76.
Diarra, S.S., B.A. Usman, J.U. Igwebuike and A.G. Yisa, 2010. Breeding for efficient phytate-phosphorus utilization by poultry. Int. J. Poult. Sci., 9: 923-930.
Teteh, A., K. Voemesse, A. Agbonon, M. Gbeassor, E. Decuypere and K. Tona, 2017. Effect of Moringa oleifera leaves on feed transit and morphometric parameters of the digestive tract of layer pullets and laying hens. Eur. Poult. Sci., Vol. 81.
Downloads
Published
Issue
Section
License
Copyright (c) 2020 The Author(s)
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
