Table 5
Carcass weight, dressing percent, drumstick and thigh weight, and wing weight in 3 strains of 13-week old chickens (Black Australorp, BA; Ovambo, OV and
Potchefstroom koekoek, PK) fed incremental levels of Moringa oleifera leaf meal.
Parameter BA OV PK SEM2
Diet1 Female Male Female Male Female Male
Carcass weight (g) MOLM0 820a 1175.0a 830.0b 1115.0a 900b 1105a 28.45
MOLM25 955.0b 1075.0a 850.0 1065a 915bcC 1045a MOLM50 895.0c 1185.0a 865.0c 1050b 920cC 1140a MOLM100 910.0c 1120ab 895.0c 1040b 920cC 1155a
Dressing percent (%) MOLM0 64.0ab 66.1a 59.1c 60.4bc 63.4ab 66.4a 1.30
MOLM25 67.5a 63.4b 60.4bc 58.6c 63.9ab 64.2ab MOLM50 63.5bc 67.8a 59.0d 60.6cd 61.2cd 66.2ab MOLM100 63.8c 65.4b 61.2c 57.0d 65.2b 73.6a
Drumstick & thigh (g) MOLM0 120.0cd 202.5a 95d 157.5b 140.0bc 165.0a
MOLM25 150.0ab 166.3a 127.0b 167.5a 151.0ab 173.8a 11.99
MOLM50 141.3c 187.5a 120.0c 180.ab 146.3bc 143.8c
MOLM100 143.8a 177.8a 142.5a 146.3a 156.3a 171.3a
Wing (g) MOLM0 63.8bc 86.3a 60.0c 86.3a 75.0ab 80.0a 4.43
MOLM25 78.8a 82.5a 61.3b 77.5a 71.3ab 82.5a MOLM50 81.3ab 91.3a 57.5c 81.3ab 70.0bc 71.3b MOLM100 81.3b 95.0a 73.8b 75.0b 86.3ab 78.8b
abIn a row, within strain, means with different superscripts differ (P o 0.05).
1 Diet: MOLM0 ¼ broiler finisher without MOLM inclusion; MOLM25 ¼ broiler finisher diluted with 25 g MOLM/kg; MOLM50 ¼ broiler finisher diluted with 50 g MOLM/kg; MOLM100 ¼ broiler finisher diluted at 100 g MOLM/kg.
2 SEM ¼ Standard error of the meal.