Haematological Indices of Pullets Fed with Varying Dietary Levels of Incorporated Moringa oleifera Leaf Meal

Sanda M. E., M. A. Daikwo, D.O. Ejembi, I. Yunusa and F.I.O. Ezeibe
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Sanda M. E.: Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike Abia State
M. A. Daikwo: Department of Biochemistry, Nasarawa State University, Keffi, Nigeria
D.O. Ejembi: Department of Biochemistry, Taraba State University, Jalingo, Nigeria
I. Yunusa: Department of Animal Production, Kogi State University, Anyigba, Kogi State
F.I.O. Ezeibe: Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike Abia State

International Journal of Research and Scientific Innovation, 2023, vol. 10, issue 9, 225-231

Abstract: The present study evaluates the haematological indices of pullets fed with varying dietary levels of incorporated Moringa oleifera leaf meal. One hundred pullets at point of lay were purchased from the Kogi State University Poultry department and were randomly allocated into five treatment groups of twenty pullets each, designated as T1 (control), T2, T3, T4 and T5 respectively, housed in deep litter pen in the experimental poultry house of the same University and were fed with formulated feed containing 0%, 0.3%, 0.6%, 0.9% and 1.2% dietary levels of leaf meal incorporated diets and water provided ad libitium. The pullets were fed with the feed formulation for eight weeks after which blood samples were aseptically collected and analyzed for packed cell volume, haemoglobin, and red blood cells, mean corpuscular haemoglobin concentration, mean corpuscular haemoglobin, lymphocytes and heterophils. Data collected were statistically analyzed using one way analysis of variance (ANOVA) on statistical product and service solution (SPSS) version 20, at 95% confidence level (p 0.05). At 8 weeks, no statistical significant difference (p>0.05) was observed in all the parameters. This shows that Moringa oleifera leaf meal did not significantly affect the haematological profiles of the pullets at point of lay.

Date: 2023
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