Abstract

The experiment was conducted to assess the effect of Moringa oleifera Leaf Meal (MOLM) as feed additive on layers performance. Twenty seven laying birds were allocated randomly to three dietary treatments of nine (9) birds per treatment with three replicates and fed ad-libitum for four (4) weeks. The study was carried out in the Teaching and Research farm of the Niger Delta University. Three diets were used. Diet one (treatment 1) was commercial concentrate only which was the control; diet two (treatment 2); commercial concentrate + 2% MOLM; diet three (treatment 3); commercial concentrate + 6% MOLM. Data obtained were subjected to statistical analysis, using one way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA).The results showed that there were significant differences (P<0.05) in body weight, percentage egg production but not mean egg weight (p>0.05). Treatment three had the highest body weight and percentage egg production and treatment two had the highest mean egg weight.