Organoleptic attributes and Tibia bone retention of broiler chickens fed Moringa oleifera and Allium sativum

240 day-old cobb 500 broiler chickens was used to determine the organoleptic attributes and tibia bone mineral retention of broiler chicken fed Moringa oleifera leaf powder (MLP) and Allium sativum bulb powder (ABP) based diet. The birds were randomly assigned to 5 dietary treatments with 4 replicates of 12 birds each. The treatments were T1 = control diet, T2 = MLP replaced with soya bean meal at 1%, T3 = MLP replaced with soya bean meal at 3%, T4 = MLP replaced with soya bean meal at 1% + 0.1% ABP and T5 = MLP replaced with soya bean meal at 3% + 0.3% ABP. The feeding trial lasted for a 28-day starter phase and another 28-day finisher phase. Data were collected on organoleptic attributes and tibia bone retention. Data collected were subjected to General Linear Model Procedure of SAS v13. Significant means were separated using Tukey’s Procedure tested at a 5% level of significance. At the starter phase, the results show that colour, taste and juiciness were significantly (P  0.05) to those fed the control diet. Weight and length of the bone were significantly (p < 0.05) reduced by the dietary treatment, while calcium content was progressively higher with T5 showing the highest value (752.50 mg/100g). In finisher phase, weight, length, diameter and calcium revealed an improvement in their response to the dietary treatment. The treatments ensure meat acceptability and strong tibia bone formation.