@article{wjar2020824,
author={{Etienne, Loukou N¡¯Goran and Edouard, N¡¯Goran Kouam¨¦ and Ysidor, Konan N¡¯Guessan and Tamassi, Fadar¨¦ and Dramane, Diomand¨¦ and Valentine, Yapi-Gnaor¨¦},
title={Evaluation of the Nutritional Effect of <i>Moringa oleifera</i> Leaf Powder on the Growth of Traditional Chickens in Northern C?te d'Ivoire},
journal={World Journal of Agricultural Research},
volume={8},
number={2},
pages={45--51},
year={2020},
url={http://pubs.sciepub.com/wjar/8/2/4},
issn={2333-0678},
abstract={The search for better zootechnical performance is a major stake in the strategy for the development of animal resources in C?te d'Ivoire. The present study aims at improving the nutritional status of traditionally reared poultry using feedstuffs containing <i>Moringa oleifera</i> leaf powder, a plant with appreciable levels of micronutrients. The study was carried out on traditional chicks reared in a total confinement farm from March to June 2019 in the municipality of Korhogo in northern C?te d'Ivoire. Ninety 14-day-old traditional chicks were equitably divided into 3 lots and then fed for 12 weeks on diets based on single maize bran (lot 0 or control) or supplemented with <i>M. oleifera</i> leaf powder at 5% (lot 1) and 10% (lot 2) incorporation rates. The study showed that the incorporation of <i>M. oleifera</i> powder in the ration significantly (p&lt;0.05) improved the live weight of the chickens, with means of 699.81 ¡À 31.28 g and 633.43 ¡À 135.44 g for the individuals in lots 1 and 2, respectively, compared to 557.40 ¡À 100.24 g for the control lot. <i>M. oleifera</i> also improved the average daily gains (ADG) of chickens in lot 1 (7.23 g/d) and lot 2 (6.34 g/d) compared to the control lot (5.80 g/d). This supplementation was beneficial on the feed conversion of the chickens, estimated at 9.55 and 10.82 for 5% and 10% of <i>M. oleifera</i> compared to 11.14 for the feed without the supplement. The incorporation of <i>Moringa oleifera</i> leaf powder in growth-type feeds, especially at the 5 % level, could therefore be recommended in local traditional chicken farming.},
doi={10.12691/wjar-8-2-4}
publisher={Science and Education Publishing}
}