Brooding performance of Philippine native chicken supplemented with moringa (Moringa oleifera Lam.) and hot red pepper (Capsicum annum L.) as mineral and vitamin premix

Abstract

The study was conducted from February 21 to March 14, 2018 at CPU-CARES Research and Development Learning Center, Jaro, Iloilo City. The study was conducted to determine the brooding performance of Philippine native chicken supplemented with moringa (Moringa oleifera Lam.) and hot red pepper (Capsicum annum L.) as mineral and vitamin premix. The treatments were composed of the different inclusion levels of powder mixture in CPU-booster feeds which included 0.40%, 0.60%, 0.80% and 1.00% of combined moringa leaf powder (MOLP) and hot red pepper powder (HRPP). Pure CPU-booster feeds and diet with 0.30% of synthetic mineral and vitamins premix were used as control treatments. These were laid out in a completely randomized block design (CRD) with 3 replications. Differences among treatments on the feed intake, liveweight gain, feed efficiency, and survival rate of chicks were analyzed using analysis of variance. The linear association between the inclusion levels of plant powder mixture and mortality rate of chicks was estimated and its degree of association was measured using simple linear correlation and regression analysis. Stepwise regression analysis was used to determine which of the examined nutrients of the experimental feeds are associated with mortality rate. Results of the study revealed that increasing the inclusion level of plant powder mixture from 0.40% to 1.00% in the formulation of feed did not significantly enhance the chicks’ performance in terms of live weight gain, feed efficiency and survival rate and were comparable with the control treatments. However, a linear trend was observed between inclusion levels of plant powder mixture and percent mortality of chicks. The linear relationship between inclusion level of powder mixture and mortality had estimated that percent mortality among chicks increased by 7.99% for every gram of powder mixture included in a kilogram of CPU-booster feeds. The predictor of mortality rate relative to the experimental diets was its brix which was reduced as inclusion levels of powder mixture were increased.