Author(s)

Alagbe Olujimi John

Affiliation(s)

Department of Animal Production, Sumitra Research Institute, Gujarat, India.

Corresponding Author

Alagbe Olujimi John

ABSTRACT

A 90 days experiment was carried out to determine the influence of dietary supplementation of Terminalia arjuna stem bark on growth performance, carcass evaluation, oxidative stress and caecal microbal count of guinea fowl using 350 one-day-old guinea fowl (Lavender variety) of mixed sex (male and female) was randomly divided into five groups with seven replicates with ten birds each. Standard basal diet was compounded to meet the nutritional requirement of birds according to the Nutritional Research Council guidelines in 1994. Birds in group A (control) received a standard basal diet presented in Table 1, while the other group B, C, D and E were fed same diet fortified with Terminalia arjuna stem bark powder at 100 g, 200 g, 300 g and 400 g per kilogram diet in that order. Animals had unlimited access to fresh clean water, feed and a completely randomized experimental design was adopted. Tannins, saponins, alkaloids, flavonoids, triterpenoids, steroids and phenolic compounds were the phyto-components present in Terminalia arjuna stem bark powder at 207.3 mg/g, 56.41 mg/g, 82.55 mg/g, 532.5 mg/g, 96.82 mg/g, 34.79 mg/g and 200.8 mg/g respectively. Average daily weight gain and average daily feed consumption values which varied from 16.44 - 19.51 g and 43.19 - 44.58 g increasing the level of Terminalia arjuna stem bark increased these parameters (p<0.05). Conversely, feed conversion ratio decreased as the level of Terminalia arjuna stem bark powder increased in the diet. Dry matter, crude protein, crude fibre, ether extract, nitrogen free extract, dressing percentage, total antioxidant capacity, superoxide dismutase, catalase, malondialdehyde and glutathione reductase were significantly (p<0.05) except for weights of internal organs (p>0.05). Supplementation of Terminalia arjuna stem bark powder in the diet of guinea fowl decreased the population of Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas spp, Proteus spp and Streptococcus faecalis count whereas triggers the proliferation of Lactobacillus spp in the caecum. In conclusion, Terminalia arjuna stem bark powder can be supplemented up to 400 g/kg diet without causing any negative effect on the performance and health status of guinea fowl.

KEYWORDS

Broilers; Growth; Terminalia arjuna; Phytocomponents; Performance

CITE THIS PAPER

Alagbe Olujimi John. Influence of dietary supplementation of terminalia arjuna stem bark on growth performance, carcass evaluation, oxidative stress and caecal microbal count of guinea fowl. Journal of Animal and Plant Biology. 2024, 1(2): 1-10. DOI: https://doi.org/10.61784/japb3001.

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