Water Supplementation of Moringa oleifera and its Effect on Performance, Blood Antioxidant and Immune Response of Two Broiler Breeds

Immunostimulant potential of Moringa Oleifera leaves alcoholic extract versus Oregano Essential Oil (OEO) against cyclophosphamide-induced immunosuppression in broilers chicks

The current study was conducted to evaluate the immunoenhancement effect of Moringa oleifera leaves alcoholic extract (MOLE) versus Oregano essential oil (OEO) against cyclophosphamide induced immunosuppression in broilers chicks. A total of a three hundred one-day-old chicks were assigned randomly into three main dietary groups, control, MOLE, and OEO for 14 days. After 14 days the three main experimental groups were subdivided into six groups, control, cyclophosphamide, MOLE, MOLE and Cyclophosphamide, OEO, and OEO and cyclophosphamide. Each group of these six groups was subdivided into three subgroups. Supplementation of broiler chicks with MOLE and OEO for 14 days significantly increased body weight compared to the control group. However, injection of broiler chicks with cyclophosphamide significantly induced body weight loss, impaired immunological response represented by decreasing total leukocytic count, differential leukocytic count, phagocytic activity, phagocytic index, and hemagglutinin inhibition titer for New Castle disease virus, lymphoid organs depletion, and increased the mortality rate. In contrast, supplementation of cyclophosphamide treated chicks with MOLE and OEO significantly reduced cyclophosphamide induced body weight loss and impaired immunological responses, as it showed significant increase in body weight, total leukocytic count, differential leukocytic count, phagocytic activity, phagocytic index, and hemagglutinin inhibition titer for New Castle disease virus, lymphoid organs proliferation, and reduced the mortality rate. This study indicated that MOLE and OEO supplementation ameliorated cyclophosphamide induced body weight loss and impaired immunological responses.

Nutritional and physiological responses of broiler chicken to the dietary supplementation of Moringa oleifera aqueous leaf extract and ascorbic acid in tropics

This study was intended to determine the comparative effects of Moringa oleifera aqueous leaf extract (MOALE) and ascorbic acid supplementation in the drinking water on growth performance, haemato-biochemical profile, antioxidant status and immune response of broiler chickens under tropical climate. All 135-day-old broiler chicks were divided into 3 different treatment groups. T0 served as control, T1 were fed basal ration with MOALE (90 ml/L drinking water), and T2 offered basal ration with ascorbic acid (15 mg/L drinking water) for 35-day experiment. All the standard managemental practices were followed during the experimental period. The 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical scavenging activity of MOALE was calculated with reference to different ascorbic acid concentration as standard. The antioxidant activity percentage of MOALE (90 µl) was 93.89%, and ascorbic acid (15 µg) was 98.76%, respectively, which was nearer to cent percent. Therefore, 90 ml MOALE and 15 mg ascorbic acid per litre drinking water, respectively, were used for supplementation in broiler chicken. The growth performance and feed efficiency were better in MOALE group followed by ascorbic acid supplemented birds without affecting the metabolism of nutrients. However, 10.71% better FCR was noted in MOALE supplemented group followed by ascorbic acid group (6.28%) in comparison with control. Most of the haemato-biochemical profiles were unaffected by the treatment except creatinine, while antioxidant profile was improved in the treatment group. Immunity status of broiler chicken against NDV was enhanced in both treatment groups; however, maximum profit is obtained in MOALE group followed by ascorbic acid supplemented birds.