Performance of Broiler Starter Fed Baobab (Adansonia digitata) and Moringa (Moringa oleifera) Leaf Meal as Source of Premix

A feed trial was conducted to study the performance of broilers fed baobab and moringa leaf meal as source of premix. One hundred and eighty day old chicks were randomly allocated to six dietary treatments (T1, T2, T3, T4, T5 and T6), with thirty birds per each treatment. The experiment lasted for four weeks. The starter birds diets were prepared T1 (CMP 0.50), T2, (CMP/BB 0.25), T3 (CMP/MG 0.25), T4 (0.50BB), T5 (MGO.50) and T6, (BB/MG 0.25). Feed and water were offered to birds ad libitum. Result at the end of the experiment showed that Feed intake per bird, Feed intake per bird per day, and mortality showed no significant difference at the starter phase (P<0.05). Initial Body Weight, Final Body Weight, Weight gain per bird and feed conversion ratio were significantly different (P<0.05) across the treatments. It was concluded that Moringa and Baobab leaf meal can be used in broiler ration as premix without any adverse effect on performance of birds.