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ABSTRACTThe present study was conducted to evaluate the in vitroefficacy of Moringa oleiferaagainst E. coliinfection and in vivoeffect of M. oleiferaon the growth, carcass quality, heterophil to lymphocyte ratio (H:L) and digestibility of nutrients in broilers infected with E. coli(1.5 × 109CFU/ml).A total of 350 d old broiler chicks (Hubbard) were assigned to different groups as follows: (1) negative control (uninfected, untreated), (2) positive control (infected, untreated), (3) infected + treated with M. oleiferaleaf extract at the rate of 50 ml/l (MOLE50), (4) Infected + treated with M. oleiferaleaf extract at the rate of 100 ml/l (MOLE100), (5) Infected + treated with M. oleiferaleaf extract at the rate of 150 ml/l (MOLE150). The results revealed that 12% M. oleiferaextract produced significantly (P < 0.05) higher bacterial inhibition in the in vitrostudy. Body weight, feed conversion ratio (FCR), carcass quality, H:L ratio and digestibility of proteins and energy were significantly (P < 0.05) higher in MOLE100supplemented broilers. From the results of the present study, it was concluded that MOLE100improved the growth performance, carcass quality, welfare issue and nutrient digestibility in broilers infected with E. coli. |
