Potential of Morinda (Morinda citrifolia L.) products as alternative to chemical additives in poultry diets | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Veterinary Sciences | ||
| Article 5, Volume 50, Issue 1, June 2019, Pages 37-45 PDF (905.29 K) | ||
| Document Type: Review Artical | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejvs.2019.7469.1062 | ||
| Authors | ||
| siaka seriba diarra* 1; falaniko amosa2; sonny lameta2 | ||
| 1School of Agriculture and Food Technology, Alafua Campus, The University of the South Pacific | ||
| 2School of agriculture and food technology | ||
| Abstract | ||
| he concern overuse of chemical substances in poultryfeed has increased research into feed additives from plant origin. Morinda (Morinda citrifolia), a well-adapted and distributed shrub in the tropics, contains several substances which have nutritional and nutraceutical properties. These attributes justify the maximum utilisation of Morinda products in poultry feeding. Several products from the fruit, and leaves have antimicrobial, digestion enhancing, cholesterol reducing, immune modulation and heat stress reducing effects in poultry. Morindafruit powder at 2 g/kg diet relieved heat stress in broilers; 30 g/kg reduced plasma cholesterol below 50% in broilers and 150 g/kg improved weight gain and feed efficiency in quails. Extracts from thefruit/leaf at 50 g/kg diet improved weight gain, feed efficiency, immunomodulation and reduced plasma cholesterol and E. coli count in broilers; at 1.5ml/bird/day and 50 g/kg diet improved weight gain and feed efficiency in broilers and quails, respectively. Morinda fruit granules at 200 g/kg was recommended as optimum for egg production in quails.There is however, need for more research into plant and animal factors and processing methods for maximum utilisation of these products in poultry diets. Morindaroot has many functional properties but itsuse in poultry feeding is still limited and needs investigationin orderto broaden our knowledge of the application of Morinda products in poultry nutrition. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Chemical substances in feeds; Phytoadditives; Poultry performance; Product quality | ||
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