AGRICULTURAL POTENTIALS OF MORINGA (MORINGA OLEIFERA) AND OREGANO (ORIGANUM VULGARE) AS AN AD LIBITUM IN BROILERS
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Ad libitum, Moringa (Moringa oleifera) and Oregano (Origanum vulgare).Abstract
This study is designed to determine the Moringa oleifera and Oreganum vulgare extract as growth promoters in broilers. A total of 120 one-day-old Cobb broiler chicks of mixed sex were randomly allocated to four treatments in three replications. The Oregano-Malunggay Extract (OME) was collected and prepared from Cabarroguis, Quirino. The harvested leaves were prepared using mortar and pestle and extracted using some other improvised materials. The prepared extracts were added to water in different concentrations and supplied to the different treatments. Four experimental units were formulated and a number of three replications such that one group served as control (T0 fed only with feeds and vetracin) and three groups served as Oregano and Malunggay treated groups. T1: 10%; 5% Oregano extract and 5% Malunggay extract, T2: 20%; 10% Oregano extract and 10% Malunggay extract and T3: 30%; 15% Oregano extract and 15% Malunggay extract. In this project, all treatments were supplemented with feeds. The vetracin and the OME were added to water ad libitum and water was used to replenish the broilers from 3-6 pm daily until 32 days of experimental period was reached. Results showed that birds supplemented with OME gained significantly higher weight than that of the broilers in the control group. It was concluded that the supplementation of OME posted positive effect on the broilers thus; it can be used as an alternative for antibiotics.
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