D Addline Esther Pushparani, L Jeyapraba*, Logeshwari TR and D Lakshmi Prabha

Zoology Department and Research Centre, Sarah Tucker College, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India

*Corresponding Author: L Jeyapraba, Zoology Department and Research Centre, Sarah Tucker College, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India.

Received: August 20, 2024; Published: September 30, 2024

Abstract

Indigenous /native breeds of chickens play an important role in rural economic development in most of the developing and underdeveloped countries. The impact of supplement feeds Moringa oleifera and Dried sardine, in the growth assessment of country fowl chicks were analysed. In the present study the chicks were divided into three groups, Control, Experimental (1), Experimental (2) respectively. The control chicks were fed only with starter and grower feeds. In addition, with the starter and grower feeds, the Experimental (1) chicks were fed with nutritional supplement Dried Sardine, the Experimental (2) chicks were fed with both the supplements dried Sardine and Moringa oleifera. It was seen that the addition of these supplements contributed to an increase in the average body weight as compared with control birds. After conducting histopathological analysis, it was found that in Experimental (1) birds the most common issue in the use of dried fish is the chance of contamination with Salmonella or E. coli and thus leading to lowered immunity. Chicks were affected by Ranikhet disease and Coccidiosis. In Experimental (2) birds Moringa is seen to be excellent feed additive with antimicrobial, anticoccidial and antioxidant effects. Therefore it can be concluded that Moringa is found to be a better additive to poultry feed compared to Dried sardine.

 Keywords: Poultry; Feed Additives; Moringa Oleifera; Histopathology

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Citation

Citation: L Jeyapraba., et al. “Effect of Supplementary Feeds Dried Sardine, Moringa Oleifera and Histopathological Studies in the Selected Organs of Native Breed Chicks". Acta Scientific Veterinary Sciences 6.10 (2024): 47-51.

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