The weight gain of the birds decreased with increase of
MOLM levels in the diet. Therefore the inclusion of MOLM
had an negative effect on the weight gain of the birds.
This was also reported by Ashong and Brown (2011)
where the control diet produced a higher weight gain
compared to diets with MOLM on white leghorn type
chicken. The feed intake of diets T4 and T5 were (Mrs. Musau) who provided the Moringa oleifera leaves
significantly lower than the rest but there was no
difference between T1, T2 and T3 which implied that
Moringa oleifera meal inclusion in levels up to 7.5% has
no effect in feed intake. This partly concurs with studies
done by Nuhu (2010) who reported that MOLM had no
effect on feed intake at various diets formulated with Sci., 89: 84.
MOLM in weaner rabbits. However in the current studies
diets with 15 and 30% MOLM inclusion had a negative
effect on feed intake. The increase in MOLM levels in the
diet had no effect also on the digestibility of crude fibre,
crude protein and NFE. This concurs with studies by
Nuhu (2010) on rabbits who reported high levels of
digestibility with increased MOLM inclusion