Inclusion of Moringa Leaf Extract (Moringa oleifera L) in Drinking Water on Broiler Fat Deposition

Various doses of moringa leaf extracts were administered to investigate their effects on fat accumulation in broiler chickens. This study was designed as a completely randomized design with four treatments and five replications, each replication consisting of eight broiler chickens. The levels of moringa leaf extracts dissolved into drinking water were P0: Drinking water without moringa leaf extract, P1: 0.45 g of moringa leaf extract in 1 L of drinking water, P2: 0.90 g of moringa leaf extract in 1 L of drinking water, and P3: 1.35 g of moringa leaf extract in 1 L of drinking water. The chickens were fed commercial diets. The treatments were applied to the broiler chickens aged 14 days old. The variables observed were the percentage of abdominal fat, proventriculus fat, ventricular fat, heart fat, neck fat, sartorial fat, total fat, and fatty liver score. The results showed that the percentage of abdominal fat, proventriculus fat, ventricular fat, heart fat, neck fat, sartorial fat, total fat, and fatty liver score were similar among treatments (P>0.05). It can be concluded that administrations of moringa leaf extract in drinking water at a level of 0.45 g to 1.35 g do not reduce the percentage of abdominal fat, proventriculus fat, ventricular fat, heart fat, neck fat, sartorial (thigh) fat, total fat, and fatty liver score in broiler.