Vol. 12, Issue 4 (2023)

Author(s):
Krishan Gurjar, Lokesh Gupta, Hitesh Muwal, Surendra Singh and Pawan Acharya

Abstract:
The study was conducted to investigate the “Effect of Feeding Moringa Leaf Powder (Moringa oleifera) on Performance of Japanese Quail (Coturnix japonica)”. One hundred eighty unsexed Quail chicks (day-old) were used in a completely randomized design in 4 treatments with 3 replications, each consisting of 15 chicks. The treatments included the (T₁) control, (T₂) T₁+5% Moringa Leaf Powder (MOLP), (T₃) T₁+10% Moringa Leaf Powder (MOLP), (T₄) T₁+15% Moringa Leaf Powder (MOLP). In this experiment body weight, body weight gain, feed intake, FCR, egg production performance and nutrient utilization parameters were measured to assess the effect of different treatments in Japanese quail. Lowest age at first egg and highest body weight at first egg was found in 5% Moringa Leaf Powder (MOLP) fed group as compared to control group. The HDEP% was significantly highest in group of birds fed 5% Moringa Leaf Powder (MOLP) (T₂) and lowest in control group (T₁). The HDEP% increases when the Moringa Leaf Powder (MOLP) was included in the diet up to 5% level but further increases in the level of Moringa Leaf Powder (MOLP) in diet reduces the hen day egg production of Japanese quails.