Volume 1 (Issue 1) 2021 Article 5

ABSTRACT:

One hundred and twenty (120) day old Amour breed of broiler chicks were randomly assigned to four dietary treatments replicated thrice with (10) birds per replicate in a completely randomized design. Four diets were formulated to contain neem leaf powder (NLP) at 0, 2, 4, and 6g/kg of the diet designated as T1 (control), T2, T3 and T4 respectively. Blood samples were collected from two birds per replicate and processed to determine effect of NLP supplementation on haematology and serum biochemical indices of broiler chickens. The results for hematological indices revealed significant (P<0.05) effect of NLP on Packed Cell Volume, Hemoglobin, White Blood Corpuscles, Mean corpuscular volume,Mean corpuscular hemoglobin and lymphocytes Serum biochemistry revealed significant(P<0.05) difference among the treatment group in Total protein, Albumin, Urea, Creatinine, Globulin, Alkaline phosphate, Alanine amino transfarase and Aspartate amino transfarase. It is concluded that NLP did not adversely influence haematology and serum biochemical indices of broiler chickens.