EFFECT OF AQUEOUS Phyllanthusamarus LEAF EXTRACT ON FEED UTILIZATION AND SERUM LIPID PROFILE OF BROILER CHICKENS

Authors

  • I. M. Obayemi Kwara State College of Education, Ilorin, Nigeria
  • O. O. Ogundele Kwara State College of Education, Ilorin, Nigeria
  • A. D. Bakare Kwara State College of Education, Ilorin, Nigeria
  • M. Atteh Kwara State University, Malate, Nigeria
  • S. Lawal Kwara State University, Malate, Nigeria

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51791/njap.vi.6761

Keywords:

Phyllanthusamarus, leafextract, feedutilisation, lipidprofile

Abstract

ThisstudyinvestigatedtheeffectofvaryinglevelsofPhyllanthusamarusleafextract(PALE)in1Lofdrinkingwateronfeedutilisationandserumlipidprofileofbroilerchickensfor42days.120dayoldchickswererandomlyallocatedtofourtreatmentswiththreereplicatesoftenbirdseach,inacompletelyrandomiseddesign(CRD).PALEwasobtainedbyaddinggroundPhyllanthusamarusleavesat0g,15g,20g,and25gto1Lofboiledwaterrespectively,andsteepedforthirtyminutes.ThetreatmentsweredesignatedasT1(0ml/L),T2(15ml/L),T3(20ml/L),T4(25ml/L).ResultsshowedthatPALEhadnoeffect(P<0.05)onfeedintake,feedconversionratioandweightgainofbroilerchickensassthetreatments,buttherewereeffectsonthelipidprofileindicesatthesamelevelofsignificance.BirdsonPALEhadlowercholesterol,triglycerides,highdensitylipoproteins(HDL),andlowdensitylipoproteins(LDL)thanthecontrol.Itwasconcludedthattheextracthadhypolipidermiceffectonthebroilers.

Author Biographies

I. M. Obayemi, Kwara State College of Education, Ilorin, Nigeria

Kwara State College of Education, Ilorin, Nigeria

O. O. Ogundele, Kwara State College of Education, Ilorin, Nigeria

Kwara State College of Education, Ilorin, Nigeria

A. D. Bakare, Kwara State College of Education, Ilorin, Nigeria

Kwara State College of Education, Ilorin, Nigeria

M. Atteh, Kwara State University, Malate, Nigeria

Kwara State University, Malate, Nigeria

S. Lawal, Kwara State University, Malate, Nigeria

Kwara State University, Malate, Nigeria

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Published

2024-07-20

How to Cite

Obayemi, I. M. ., Ogundele, O. O. ., Bakare, A. D. ., Atteh, M. ., & Lawal, S. . (2024). EFFECT OF AQUEOUS Phyllanthusamarus LEAF EXTRACT ON FEED UTILIZATION AND SERUM LIPID PROFILE OF BROILER CHICKENS. Nigerian Journal of Animal Production, 1252–1255. https://doi.org/10.51791/njap.vi.6761

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2023: NSAP 2023 Proceedings

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