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. 2022 Dec 9;12(24):3482. doi: 10.3390/ani12243482

Table 2.

Meat proximate composition of slow-growing layer-type male chickens fed with Moringa oleifera meal and reared with outdoor access in a tropical environment.

Moringa oleifera Meal Level (%)
T1 T2 T3 P-Value
(Mean ± SEM) (Mean ± SEM) (Mean ± SEM)
Breast muscle 1 (%)
Dry Matter 26.44 ± 0.27 26.68 ± 0.22 26.7 ± 0.50 0.847
Ash content 3.44 b ± 0.06 3.83 a ± 0.09 3.66 ab ± 0.05 0.005
Protein 23.6 ± 0.22 23.94 ± 0.22 24.09 ± 0.48 0.567
Fat 2.62 ± 0.16 2.19 ± 0.15 2.23 ± 0.24 0.228
Leg muscle 2 (%)
Dry Matter 25.35 ± 0.24 25.83 ± 0.64 24.57 ± 0.43 0.193
Ash content 3.61 ± 0.08 3.65 ± 0.09 3.84 ± 0.06 0.106
Protein 21.58 ± 0.38 21.65 ± 0.81 21.63 ± 0.39 0.854
Fat 10.52 ± 0.88 10.39 ± 0.73 8.28 ± 1.05 0.173

a,b Means with different letters are significantly different (P ≤ 0.05). SEM: standard error of mean. 1 breast muscle: 6 samples/treatment; 2 leg muscle: 6 samples/treatment. T1: 0% MOM; T2: 3% MOM; T3: 6% MOM.