Vol. 10, Special Issue 12 (2021)

Author(s):
K Sudharshan, TN Krishnamurthy, HC Indresh and Gopinath CR

Abstract:
An experiment was conducted to study the effect of feeding different levels of Moringa leaf powder on serum biochemical parameters in Raja II broiler chicken. A total of 150 one day old Raja II broiler chicks were distributed into five treatment groups with three replicates in each group and ten chicks in each replicate. Basal diet (T1) prepared following Indian council of agricultural research (2013) standards and the experimental diets were prepared by incorporating moringa leaf powder at 2.5 per cent (T2), 5 per cent (T3), 7.5 per cent (T4) and 10 per cent (T5). Results revealed that significant reduction in serum cholesterol and triglycerides in experimental diet containing 5, 7.5 and 10 per cent of moringa leaf meal compared to 2.5 per cent moringa leaf meal and control group whereas rest of the serum biochemical parameters viz., low density lipoproteins and high density lipoproteins showed no significant difference among different treatment groups when compared to control group.