Volume 47, Issue 2, December 2025, Pages 238–249
Gningnini Alain Koné1, Casimir Kekou2, Faustin Parfait Koutouan3, Konan Raphaël N’Guessan4, Kouamé Marc Kouadio5, and Maryline Kouba6
1 Joint Research and Innovation Unit for Agricultural Sciences and Transformation Processes, National Polytechnic Institute Félix Houphouët Boigny, BP 1093 Yamoussoukro, Côte d’Ivoire
2 Joint Research and Innovation Unit for Agricultural Sciences and Transformation Processes, National Polytechnic Institute Félix Houphouët Boigny, BP 1093 Yamoussoukro, Côte d’Ivoire
3 Joint Research and Innovation Unit for Agricultural Sciences and Transformation Processes, National Polytechnic Institute Félix Houphouët Boigny, BP 1093 Yamoussoukro, Côte d’Ivoire
4 Joint Research and Innovation Unit for Agricultural Sciences and Transformation Processes, National Polytechnic Institute Félix Houphouët Boigny, BP 1093 Yamoussoukro, Côte d’Ivoire
5 Joint Research and Innovation Unit for Agricultural Sciences and Transformation Processes, National Polytechnic Institute Félix Houphouët Boigny, BP 1093 Yamoussoukro, Côte d’Ivoire
6 Joint Research Unit for Physiology, Environment, and Genetics for the Animal and Livestock Systems, Institut Agro, National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment, Saint Gilles 35590, France
Original language: English
Copyright © 2025 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Broiler chicken production in developing countries faces challenges in balancing growth performance, health, and food safety. This study pointed out the effects of Secamone afzelii aerial parts meal on broiler growth, and their health. A total of 300 broiler chicks of twenty-one days old were randomly assigned to six dietary treatments containing 0, 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, or 2.5% S. afzelii aerial parts meal for 49 days. Performance parameters, serum lipid profiles, Hematological indices and carcass traits were assessed. Inclusion of 1.5-2.5% S. afzelii significantly increased final body weight and average daily gain while improving feed conversion ratio. Birds fed supplemented diets exhibited no morbidity, in contrast to control birds receiving medical treatments. Serum analyses revealed decreased total cholesterol and LDL and elevated HDL levels with increasing S. afzelii content. Carcass yield improved and abdominal fat decreased, particularly in diets containing 1.5-2.5% of S. afzelii aerial parts meal in supplementation. Moreover, total white blood cell and lymphocyte counts were significantly reduced in birds receiving diets containing 1-2.5% of S. afzelii aerial parts meal in supplementation. Overall, S. afzelii aerial parts meal is a promising natural feed supplement that promotes broiler growth and health, providing a sustainable alternative to synthetic additives in poultry nutrition.
Author Keywords: natural additive, poultry, food safety, sustainability, cholesterol.
Gningnini Alain Koné1, Casimir Kekou2, Faustin Parfait Koutouan3, Konan Raphaël N’Guessan4, Kouamé Marc Kouadio5, and Maryline Kouba6
1 Joint Research and Innovation Unit for Agricultural Sciences and Transformation Processes, National Polytechnic Institute Félix Houphouët Boigny, BP 1093 Yamoussoukro, Côte d’Ivoire
2 Joint Research and Innovation Unit for Agricultural Sciences and Transformation Processes, National Polytechnic Institute Félix Houphouët Boigny, BP 1093 Yamoussoukro, Côte d’Ivoire
3 Joint Research and Innovation Unit for Agricultural Sciences and Transformation Processes, National Polytechnic Institute Félix Houphouët Boigny, BP 1093 Yamoussoukro, Côte d’Ivoire
4 Joint Research and Innovation Unit for Agricultural Sciences and Transformation Processes, National Polytechnic Institute Félix Houphouët Boigny, BP 1093 Yamoussoukro, Côte d’Ivoire
5 Joint Research and Innovation Unit for Agricultural Sciences and Transformation Processes, National Polytechnic Institute Félix Houphouët Boigny, BP 1093 Yamoussoukro, Côte d’Ivoire
6 Joint Research Unit for Physiology, Environment, and Genetics for the Animal and Livestock Systems, Institut Agro, National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment, Saint Gilles 35590, France
Original language: English
Copyright © 2025 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract
Broiler chicken production in developing countries faces challenges in balancing growth performance, health, and food safety. This study pointed out the effects of Secamone afzelii aerial parts meal on broiler growth, and their health. A total of 300 broiler chicks of twenty-one days old were randomly assigned to six dietary treatments containing 0, 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, or 2.5% S. afzelii aerial parts meal for 49 days. Performance parameters, serum lipid profiles, Hematological indices and carcass traits were assessed. Inclusion of 1.5-2.5% S. afzelii significantly increased final body weight and average daily gain while improving feed conversion ratio. Birds fed supplemented diets exhibited no morbidity, in contrast to control birds receiving medical treatments. Serum analyses revealed decreased total cholesterol and LDL and elevated HDL levels with increasing S. afzelii content. Carcass yield improved and abdominal fat decreased, particularly in diets containing 1.5-2.5% of S. afzelii aerial parts meal in supplementation. Moreover, total white blood cell and lymphocyte counts were significantly reduced in birds receiving diets containing 1-2.5% of S. afzelii aerial parts meal in supplementation. Overall, S. afzelii aerial parts meal is a promising natural feed supplement that promotes broiler growth and health, providing a sustainable alternative to synthetic additives in poultry nutrition.
Author Keywords: natural additive, poultry, food safety, sustainability, cholesterol.
How to Cite this Article
Gningnini Alain Koné, Casimir Kekou, Faustin Parfait Koutouan, Konan Raphaël N’Guessan, Kouamé Marc Kouadio, and Maryline Kouba, “Effects of Ascleipiadaceae Secamone afzelii (Rhoem. and Schult.) aerial parts meal on growth performance and health of broiler chickens,” International Journal of Innovation and Applied Studies, vol. 47, no. 2, pp. 238–249, December 2025.
