Influence of M. oleifera Seed Meal on Haematological and Biochemical Parameters of Broiler Chickens

Abstract

The study was carried out to examine the influence of M. oleifera seed meal (MOSM) on haematological and biochemical parameters of broiler chickens. Moringa oleifera seed meal is proven to have antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. A total of 96 Marshall broiler-chickens were randomly assigned to four dietary groups. Each group contains 24 birds (8 birds per replicate in 3 replicates) in a completely randomized design such that the birds were randomly allocated four dietary treatments (Control diet contained 0% MOSM and 5%, 10% and 15% graded levels of MOSM as diets 2, 3 and 4 respectively). All the haematological parameters measured were within the normal physiological ranges. However, PCV (Packed Cell Volume), RBC (Red Blood Cells), Hb (Haemoglobin Concentration), MCV (Mean Corpuscular Volume), MCH (Mean Corpuscular Haemoglobin), MCHC (Mean Corpuscular Haemoglobin Concentration), monocytes, lymphocytes, basophils, eosinophils and heterophils were significantly (P < 0.05) influenced by the dietary inclusion of MOSM. The values of PCV, RBC, WBC, and Hb of birds fed graded levels of MOSM were significantly higher (P < 0.05) than those fed the control diet (0% MOSM). All the biochemical parameters measured was significantly influenced (P < 0.05) by the varying levels of MOSM. The values of total protein, albumin, albumin-globulin ratio, urea, creatinine and aspartate transaminase (AST) were lower in birds fed 0% MOSM when compared with those fed varying levels of MOSM though the cholesterol values for control was higher (P < 0.05) than those fed with graded levels of MOSM. The study showed that feeding broiler chickens/birds with MOSM up to 15% had no adverse effects on the health birds and this can lower blood cholesterol levels.

Effect of Feeding of Moringa oleifera Seed Meal as a New Protein Source on Performance, Digestibility and Blood Constituents of Male Goats Under Desert Conditions

“…The hypoglycemic and hypolipidaemic activity of several medicinal plants has been associated to bioactive agents like alkaloids, tannins and cardiac glycosides. Alkaloids may mediate hypolipidaemic action either by up regulation of activities of lipolytic enzymes or by stimulating faecal bile acid excretion (Patil et al, 2010;Emmanuel, 2016). Also, other phytoconstituents such as β-sitosterol could be the major cholesterol reducing components of Moringa oleifera leaf ethanol extract as it may work singly or in synergy with other bioactive agents (Pop et al, 2018), which may be the cause improvement of lipid profile in this study.…”

“…MOSM possess phytoconstituents with useful antinutrient properties (Idoko et al, 2017). Moringa oleifera seed is proven to have antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and anti-ulcerative properties (Emmanuel, 2016;Atta et al, 2019).…”

Evaluation of Ruminal Degradation Characteristics of Dehulled Moringa Seed Cake and its Influence on Performance of Lactating Damascus Goats

“…Moreover, moringa seed cake could be described as its functional effect of phytochemicals such as carotenoids, flavonoids, chlorophyll, pheno-lics, xanthins, cytokines, and alkaloids that play a role in reducing cholesterol concentration in blood and then in the milk of lactating animals (Babiker et al, 2017). Furthermore, moringa seed cake contains phytosterols such as β-sitosterol, which may play a good bioactive agent role in hypolipidaemic activities like cholesterol and triglycerides by up-regulating lipolytic enzyme activities or by stimulating fecal bile acid excretion, which may be the cause of the improved lipid profile in this study (Emmanuel, 2016;Pop et al, 2018). Also, the content of anti-nutritional compounds in moringa cake such as alkaloids, glucosinolates, isothiocyanates, tannins, and saponins could be attributed to the reduction of degradable protein in the rumen (Basha et al, 2015), which could be due to protecting the protein from degradation in the rumen.…”