Effects of Moringa Extract (Moringa Oleifera L.) ) on Performance and Intestinal Morphology of Broiler

Pretty Riyandari; Febryana Saputri; Gizaldharatu Bunga Nirwana; Agustina Dwi Wijayanti; Yuli Purwandari K.; Ida Fitriana

doi:10.22146/ijvs.v2i1.58959

Effects of Moringa Extract (Moringa Oleifera L.) ) on Performance and Intestinal Morphology of Broiler

https://doi.org/10.22146/ijvs.v2i1.58959

Pretty Riyandari⁽¹⁾, Febryana Saputri⁽²⁾, Gizaldharatu Bunga Nirwana⁽³⁾, Agustina Dwi Wijayanti⁽⁴⁾, Yuli Purwandari K.⁽⁵⁾, Ida Fitriana^(6*)

(1) 1Undergraduate Program Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Gadjah Mada University, Yogyakarta
(2) Undergraduate Program Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Gadjah Mada University, Yogyakarta
(3) Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Gadjah Mada University, Yogyakarta
(4) Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Gadjah Mada University, Yogyakarta
(5) Department of Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Gadjah Mada University, Yogyakarta
(6) Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Gadjah Mada University, Yogyakarta
(*) Corresponding Author

Abstract

Background and Aim: Chicken meat needs in Indonesia increase every year, farmers use feed supplements to improve broiler performance. The purpose of this study was to evaluate moringa leaf extract on the performance and morphology of broiler gut.

Materials and Methods: Fifty Day Old Chickens (DOC) were divided into 5 treatment groups. The treatment groups were: groups with the addition of vitachick (V), treated 10% Moringa extract of drinking water (M1), 15 % Moringa extract of drinking water (M2), 30 % Moringa extract of drinking water (M3), and control of drinking water without drugs (C). Weight and feed data are taken daily to calculate Feed Conversion Ratio (FCR) and Average Daily Gain values ( ADG). The treatment was carried out for 12 days. On the 13th day, the chicken is discharged and then the intestine is taken for Hematoxylin-eosin staining. Data on body weight, feed consumption and drinking water were analyzed by Anova.

Results: The FCR value of group treated with 30 % Moringa extract of drinking water has a more efficient value than the control group and other treatments. Based on statistical analysis, body weight of the group treated with of 10 %, 30 % Moringa extract and Vitachick® which were compared with controls differed significantly (P <0.05). The best performance index of group with treated of 30 % Moringa extract of drinking water was 346.28. Moringa extract improves the morphology of chicken intestine.

Conclusion: Based on these data it can be concluded that the addition of Moringa extract in drinking water for 12 days can be used as an alternative feed supplement by improving intestinal performance and morphology.