Abstract

A study to evaluate the effect of banana leaves as greens in fattening turkey was conducted. Two groups consisting of 6 Turkeys per group were used in the study. Group A received no banana leaves while group B were given fresh banana leaves ad libitum. No significant difference was observed between the two groups in terms of weight gain which was analyzed and evaluated by T-test. However, significant differences were observed in meat quality in terms of texture and general acceptability by 5 hedonic scales and T-test. Highly significant differences were observed on juiciness and odor of the meat but no significant difference was observed in terms of tenderness. Banana leaves did not improve the weight gain of the animals but good results were obtained on meat quality.