Vol. 8, Issue 4, Part C (2023)

The goal of the current study was to evaluate the “Effect of feeding Azolla (Azolla pinnata) leaf powder on nutrient utilization in turkey poults (Meleagris gallapavo)”. One hundred and twenty-eight turkey poults (day-old) were randomly divided into four treatments with four replicates and 8 poults each for a period of 8 weeks. Control group (T₁) was fed on a basal diet without Azolla supplementation and three experimental diets were prepared by replacing the basal diet with azolla meal at 2.5% (T₂), 5% (T₃) and 7.5% (T₄) levels. According to the findings of this experiment into nutrient usage, Azolla-supplemented groups utilized nutrients more effectively than control diet groups in terms of per cent DM, CP, EE, CF, NFE and energy balance. The results of this study showed that turkey poults between the ages of 0-8 weeks had better nutrient utilization when Azolla leaf powder up to 7.5% level was added to the diet as a supplement.