Performance and carcass characteristics of guinea fowl fed on dietary Neem [Azadirachta indica]leaf powder as a growth promoter
Iranian Journal of Veterinary Research Journal Country: Islamic Republic of Iran
P-ISSN: 1728-1997 E-ISSN: 2252-0589 Type of Publication: Journal Article Category: Animals, Type of Research: Experimental Studies
Keywords: Poultry
Broad Subjects: Health Systems, Azadirachta ,Plant Leaves ,Growth Substances ,Powders
Citation: M. K. Singh , Performance and carcass characteristics of guinea fowl fed on dietary Neem [Azadirachta indica]leaf powder as a growth promoter, Iran. J. Vet. Res. 2015; 16 (1): 78-82
The present work aimed at studying growth pattern and carcass traits in pearl grey guinea fowl fed on dietary Neem [Azadirachta indica] leaf powder [NLP] over a period of 12 weeks. Day old guinea fowl keets [n=120] were randomly assigned to four treatment groups, each with 3 replicates. The first treatment was designated as control [T [0] in which no supplement was added to the feed, while in treatments T [1] , T [2] and T [3] , NLP was provided as 1, 2 and 3 g per kg of feed, respectively. The results revealed a significant increase in body weight at 12 weeks; 1229.7 for T [1] , 1249.8 for T [2] , and 1266.2 g T [3] compared to 1220.0 g for the control group [P<0.05] . The results also showed that the supplementation of NLP significantly increased feed intake [P
