ABSTRACT
This research was carried out to determine the
potency of Monodora myristica spice on shelflife of feed and as feed additive
in egg-type chicken diet. The phase 1 was the evaluation of the clinical
potentials of Monodora myristica spice on shelf life through microbial colony
forming unit count. Five diets were formulated for clinical experiment and
designated as DI, D2, D3, D4 and D5 having 0%, 0.25%, 0.5%, 0.75% and 1.0% of
Monodora myristica. The microbial Kcolony forming unit count was done at 1, 7,
14, 21 and 28 days after feed production. Phase 2 was a biological assay that
consisted of two categories of trials The first, a completely randomized design
experiment that lasted 35 days, investigated the effects of the spice on the
growth, heamatology, and blood chemistry. 150 three weeks (21 days) old lohmann
breed eggtype birds were randomly allocated to 5 dietary treatments designated
as D1,D2, D3, D4 and D5 having 0%, 0.25%, 0.5%, 0.75% and 1.0% of Monodora
respectively with each replicated 3 times at 10 chicks per replicate. The
second phase was the growing (growers) phase, as the first phase was also
completely randomized but lasted 98 days. The second dietary treatments varied
from the first on protein and energy composition but with the same levels of
inclusion; 0%, 0.25%, 0.5%, 0.75% and 1.0% of Monodora included for diets 1, 2,
3, 4 and 5 respectively. 150 nine weeks (56 days) lohmann egg-type chickens
were randomly assigned to the 5 dietary treatments with each replicated 3 times
at 10 chicks per replicate. From the results, the total microbial colony
forming unit count were reduced by the addition of Monodora myristica to diets,
the numerical reduction increased as quantityofiWbwot/ora myristica added in
diets increase from 2.5g/kg to 10 g/kg. Monodora myristicaenhanced the
reductionin total microbial colony forming unit of the diets.The control (0.0%)
inclusion showed significant increase- inthe microbes Colony Forming Units
(MCFU) and the Total Colony Count Units (TCCU) from day one to 28 days. The
fresh prepared diets showed microbial colony forming units and 28 days after
diets formulation there was significant P<0.05 reduction in microbial colony
forming units in Monodora myristica supplemented diets. At the chicks starter
phase, daily feed intake, daily body weight gain, feed conversion ratio and
protein efficiency were improved (P<0.05) by the addition of Monodora into
the diets at 0.25%, 0.5% ,0.75% and 1.0% inclusion. Heamoglobin (Hb), Packed
Cell Volume (PCV), white blood cell (WBC) and red blood cell (RBC) counts were
significantly(P<0.05) improved above 0.5% supplementation of Monodora
myristica. Alkaline phosphatase (AP) serum glutamic oxaloacetate transaminase
(SGOT) serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase (SGPT), Total Protein (TP), albulin,
globulin and creatinine were significantly (P<0.05) improved at 1.0%
inclusion of Monodora myristica but were not below 0.75% inclusion. The
growers’ phase also showed significantly (p<0.05) improvement in daily feed
intake, daily weight gain, feed conversion ratio and protein efficiency ratio
in supplemented diets than the control.When feed conversion ratios of the two
groups were compared the chicks’ phase were relatively smaller than the
growers’ phase with same graded level of inclusion indicated better feed
utilization at chicks phase.Supplementation above0.5%were significantly
difference (P<0.05). The heamotological parameters of growers (Hb, PCV,
WBC& RBC) weresignificantly (P<0.05) different from 5.0g/kg inclusion of
Monodora myristica in the dietlhc blood chemistry parameters measured were
significantly (P<0.05) different and were within normal range reported for
healthy birds at 1.0% supplemented diet. From results obtained may be concluded
that Monodora myristica is valuable spice that should be used to supplement
egg-type birds diet at a level not below 0.5% inclusion and should be used as
part of the ingredients for chick and grower feeds.
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UNIVERSITY, MICHAEL. "Effect Of Diet Containing African Nutmeg (Monodora Myristica) On Performance Of Egg-Type Chicken (0 - 22 Week:- Ukpong, Godwin U" Repository.mouau.edu.ng (2024). Accessed 07 Sep. 2024. https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/effect-of-diet-containing-african-nutmeg-monodora-myristica-on-performance-of-egg-type-chicken-0-22-week-ukpong-godwin-u-7-2