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Antioxidant and antinutritional potentials of sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) leaf meal on the growth performance, economics of production, blood indices, carcass characteristics and histopathology of broiler chickens.

Tropical animal health and production
February 10, 2025
Oghenebrorhie Obakanurhe et al. (6 authors)
Journal ArticleAnimal Study
Study Details

Study Goal

The researchers aimed to evaluate the effects of substituting sweet potato leaf meal (SPLM) in broiler chicken diets on performance, blood indices, carcass characteristics, and histopathology.

Results Summary

The study found that 7.5% SPLM (T3) improved weight gain, feed conversion ratio (FCR), and carcass quality, while higher levels (up to 15%) reduced production costs and serum cholesterol. No tissue damage was observed, but histopathology showed significant effects on the heart and liver at 15% SPLM.

Population

Cobb-500 strain broiler finisher chickens (720-day-old).

Effective Dosage

0% (control), 3.75%, 7.5%, 11.25%, and 15% SPLM in diets.

Duration

Not specified in the abstract.

Interactions

None mentioned.

Extracted Claims (26)
InterventionDirectionEndpointPopulationDosageImpactClaim #
sweet potato leaf meal (SPLM) supplementation
increase
weight gain
Cobb-500 strain broilers finisher chickens
-
recorded significant (p < 0.05) effects
#1
sweet potato leaf meal (SPLM) supplementation
decrease
FCR
Cobb-500 strain broilers finisher chickens
-
recorded significant (p < 0.05) effects
#2
sweet potato leaf meal (SPLM) supplementation
decrease
cost of diets
Cobb-500 strain broilers finisher chickens
-
recorded significant (p < 0.05) effects
#3
sweet potato leaf meal (SPLM) supplementation
decrease
cost of body weight gain
Cobb-500 strain broilers finisher chickens
-
recorded significant (p < 0.05) effects
#4
sweet potato leaf meal (SPLM) supplementation
increase
WBC
Cobb-500 strain broilers finisher chickens
-
recorded significant (p < 0.05) effects
#5
sweet potato leaf meal (SPLM) supplementation
increase
MCH
Cobb-500 strain broilers finisher chickens
-
recorded significant (p < 0.05) effects
#6
sweet potato leaf meal (SPLM) supplementation
increase
MCV
Cobb-500 strain broilers finisher chickens
-
recorded significant (p < 0.05) effects
#7
sweet potato leaf meal (SPLM) supplementation
decrease
glucose
Cobb-500 strain broilers finisher chickens
-
recorded significant (p < 0.05) effects
#8
sweet potato leaf meal (SPLM) supplementation
decrease
total cholesterol
Cobb-500 strain broilers finisher chickens
-
recorded significant (p < 0.05) effects
#9
sweet potato leaf meal (SPLM) supplementation
increase
live weight
Cobb-500 strain broilers finisher chickens
-
recorded significant (p < 0.05) effects
#10
sweet potato leaf meal (SPLM) supplementation
increase
plucked weight
Cobb-500 strain broilers finisher chickens
-
recorded significant (p < 0.05) effects
#11
sweet potato leaf meal (SPLM) supplementation
increase
eviscerated carcass weight
Cobb-500 strain broilers finisher chickens
-
recorded significant (p < 0.05) effects
#12
sweet potato leaf meal (SPLM) supplementation
increase
dressed carcass weight
Cobb-500 strain broilers finisher chickens
-
recorded significant (p < 0.05) effects
#13
Treatment 3 (7.5% SPLM)
increase
carcass values
Cobb-500 strain broilers finisher chickens
-
had superior carcass values
#14
15% SPLM diet
no change
heart histopathology
Cobb-500 strain broilers finisher chickens
-
recorded significant (p < 0.05) effects
#15
15% SPLM diet
no change
liver histopathology
Cobb-500 strain broilers finisher chickens
-
recorded significant (p < 0.05) effects
#16
sweet potato leaf meal (SPLM) supplementation
increase
superoxide dismutase enzyme
Cobb-500 strain broilers finisher chickens
-
exhibited the highest level
#17
sweet potato leaf meal (SPLM) supplementation
decrease
glutathione peroxidase enzyme
Cobb-500 strain broilers finisher chickens
-
significantly decreased
#18
SPLM supplements
increase
performance
Cobb-500 strain broilers finisher chickens
-
showed (p < 0.05)
#19
Treatment 3 (7.5% SPLM)
increase
weight gain
Cobb-500 strain broilers finisher chickens
-
revealed better
#20
Treatment 3 (7.5% SPLM)
decrease
FCR
Cobb-500 strain broilers finisher chickens
-
revealed better
#21
Treatment 3 (7.5% SPLM)
increase
carcass quality
Cobb-500 strain broilers finisher chickens
-
revealed better
#22
15% SPLM diet
decrease
production cost
Cobb-500 strain broilers finisher chickens
-
showed lowers values
#23
15% SPLM diet
decrease
serum cholesterol concentration
Cobb-500 strain broilers finisher chickens
-
showed lowers values
#24
15% SPLM diet
increase
serum superoxide dismutase activities
Cobb-500 strain broilers finisher chickens
-
improves
#25
15% SPLM diet
increase
glutathione peroxidase activities
Cobb-500 strain broilers finisher chickens
-
improves
#26
Abstract

A feed trial on seven hundred-and twenty-day old Cobb-500 strain broilers finisher chickens on substituting sweet potato leaf meal (SPLM) in broiler chicken diets was conducted. In a completely randomized design, the birds were allocated randomly to five (5) diets with 144 birds per treatment and divided into four replicates of thirty-six birds each. Treatment 1 was designated as the control (0% SPLM) while 3.75% SPLM, 7.5% SPLM, 11.25% SPLM and 15% SPLM served as T2 - T5 respectively. Data were collected on blood indices, carcass characteristics and histopathology which were subjected to analysis of variance (ANOVA) and the means were separated using Duncan's Multiple Range Test. The proximate analysis and phytochemicals in the leaf revealed significant amounts of constituents analysed. The bird's performance, cost of production, blood indices, carcass, and organs characteristics on experimental diets recorded significant (p < 0.05) effects on the weight gain, FCR, cost of diets, cost of body weight gain, WBC, MCH, MCV, glucose and total cholesterol, live weight, plucked weight, eviscerated carcass weight and dressed carcass weight values. Treatment 3 had superior carcass values in comparison to the other treatments. The histopathology results recorded significant (p < 0.05) effects at 15%SPLM on the heart and liver respectively but no tissue damage was recorded. The superoxide dismutase enzyme exhibited the highest level compared to the other treatments. However, the level of the glutathione peroxidase enzyme significantly decreased in comparison to the other SPLM levels. Also, birds on SPLM supplements showed (p < 0.05) compared to the control. Conclusively, T3 revealed better weight gain, FCR and carcass quality while at higher inclusion levels up to 15% SPLM diet showed lowers values of production cost, serum cholesterol concentration, improves the serum superoxide dismutase and glutathione peroxidase activities of the chickens.

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
AnimalsChickensIpomoea batatasAnimal FeedAntioxidantsPlant LeavesDietAnimal Nutritional Physiological PhenomenaRandom AllocationMale
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Quality Scores
Safety85
Efficacy75/10
Quality80/10
Research Impact Scores
APT Score0.05
Weight Score1.95
Normalized Score0.80
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