Moringa oleifera leaf meal can replace cottonseed cake in the concentrate mix fed with Rhodes grass (Chloris gayana) hay for growing sheep

摘要

Moringaoleiferaleafmealreplacedcottonseedcakenbsp;(0,33.3,66.6and100%)inasupplementcontaining76to80%hominymeal(maizebran),whichwasfed(270g/day)toBlackHeadPersianmalesheepreceivingRhodesgrass(Chlorisgayana)hayandamineralmixtureasthebasalration.nbsp;Twotrialswereconducted.Thefirstwasagrowthstudyinwhichfeedintakeandweightgainweremeasuredforaperiodof84days.Thesecondwasadigestionstudy.nbsp;Haydrymatterintake(57to60%ofthediet),drymatterdigestibilityandliveweightgainwerehigher,butfeedconversionwaspoorerwhenMoringaoleiferaleafmealreplacedallthecottonseedcake.nbsp;ItwasconcludedthatMoringaoleiferaleafmealcouldserveasanalternativeproteinsourcetocottonseedcakeinsheeprationsbasedonmaizebranandRhodesgrrasshaynbsp;