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The effect of feeding Moringa oleifera leaves on the health and performance in pets
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Abstract
The aim of this investigation was to determine and evaluate (in vitro) the chemical composition of leaves of Moringa oleifera (Mo) to be used as feed additives in pet’s nutrition, which were collected from Egypt. The results of the chemical composition analysis showed that Moringa oleifera leaves have high significant nutritional values. Moisture, ash, protein, fat, fiber, carbohydrates, energy, elements; Ca, Mg, Zn, Cu, P, K, Na, Fe, Sel, Mn, vitamins A, B1, B2, C, E, amino acids compositions, total phenolic contents, total anti- oxidants and anti-nutritive values (tannins and saponins) were determined.In addition to evaluate (in vivo) the effect of feeding Moringa oleifera leaves on AST, ALT, urea, creatinine, triglyceride, cholesterol, hemoglobin, weight, body weight gain and antibody titer against parvo virus for dog’s serum. The results showed significantly decreasing in AST, ALT, urea, creatinine, triglyceride and cholesterol in all groups treated with Moringa oleifera leaves than control group with no feed supplements and showed significantly increasing in hemoglobin, weight, body weight gain and antibody titer against parvo virus for dog’s serum. from these results, it concluded that Moringa oleifera leaves powder at dose 400 mg/kg body weight for thirty days as feed supplement act as an immune boosting agent and improve serum cholesterol, hemoglobin, triglyceride, urea, creatinine and liver biomarker enzymes (ALT and AST) values in dogs and Moringa oleifera leaves powdered at dose 200 mg/kg and 300 mg/kg body weight for thirty days showed the highest weight gain and improvement for growth in dogs