Blood profile and daily gain of fat-tailed growing rams receiving tree foliages to substitute other ingredients in the concentrate diets

Abstract

This research was aimed to investigate the blood profile and daily gain of fat-tailed growing rams by substituting dried leaves of Moringa oleifera (MOL) and Samanea saman (SSL) to other ingredients in the concentrate feed. 16 growing rams aged between 6 and 8 months (PI 0), average body weight (BW) was 13.83±1.73 kg, were placed randomly in an individual cage. The treatments were P 14 L 0 =14% of CP concentrate feed without leaves supplement, P 14 L M-S =14% of CP concentrate feed with MOL (30%),SSL (10%), P 18 L 0 =18% of CP feed concentrates without leaves, P 18 L M-S =18% of CP feed concentrates with MOL (30%), SSL (10%). The rams were fed a basal diet of maize stover plus the concentrate at 2.5 % and 1.% of body weight on dry matter basis, respectively. Drinking water was available ad libitum. Blood sample was taken from the jugular vein and analysed for blood metabolites profile. The results showed that substituting ingredients with MOL and SSL had no significant effect on feed dry matter digestibility as well as on the blood profile. Nevertheless, the total feed intake and daily weight gain increased significantly (P<0.05) as compared to the control diet by 6.5 % and 12.5 %, respectively. The blood profiles of rams i.e.: hemoglobin (8.3 to 9.38 g/dl), leukocyte (47.90 to 68.71/mm 3), erythrocytes (4.95 to 5.85 x 10 6 /mm 3), blood glucose (53.63 to 56.50 mg/dl), blood urea (19.75 to 24.28 mg/dl), albumin (1.95 to 2.28 g/dl), and globulin (2.73 to 4.10 g/dl) were considered within the normal range suggesting that substituting MOL and SSL did not impair the general health of the rams.

Product fermentation and gas production in vitro of feed content from Moringa oleifera, Lamm and Paraserianthes falcataria leaves

“…Supplementation of Moringa oleifera (30%) and Samanea saman (10%) leaves in the concentrate feed (18% crude protein) is given by 1.0% BW on basal diet of maize stover produce average daily gain of 87.7±18.3 g/head/day and normal range blood profile of growing rams. [23]…”

Genetic Diversity Evaluation of Moringa oleifera, Lam from East Flores Regency Using Marker Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA (RAPD) and Its Relationship to Chemical Composition and In Vitro Gas Production

“…In other field experiment Soetanto, Chuzaemi, & Marhaeniyanto (2010) revealed that adding MO in the basal diet of Ettawah goats had 83 % more weight gain that can be attributed to MO supplementation. Other authors reported a 14.5 % increase in daily weight gain of fat-tailed growing rams when MO and Samanea saman leaves were supplemented to a diet containing 18 % crude protein (Marhaeniyanto, Soetanto, Kusmartono, & Hartutik, 2013). Recently, Dahlanuddin, Yanuarianto, Poppi, McLennan, & Quigley (2014) fed male Bali cattle aged between 6 and 12 months with four tree fodder hay as a sole diet, i.e.…”