Effect of dietary inclusion of Moringa oleifera leaf meal on and Hemato-biochemical profile of Sahiwal calves

Abstract

This study was conducted to investigate the impact of dietary inclusion of Moringa oleifera leaf meal as a substitute for concentrate mixture on the growth performance and haemato-biochemical profile of Sahiwal calves. Twenty-four Sahiwal female calves, six to ten months of age, with an average body weight of approximately 77.41±0.93 kg, were randomly distributed through three equal dietary treatments. Moringa oleifera leaf meal inclusion replacing the concentrate mixture was made @ 0% (M0), 10% (M10), and 20% (M20), respectively. The results indicated that dietary inclusion of 10 and 20% Moringa oleifera leaf meal significantly improved (p<0.001) final body weight, dry matter intake, daily weight gain, feed conversion efficiency, and haemo-biochemical profile as compared to control (M0). It can be concluded that Moringa oleifera leaf meal is a source of nutritional and therapeutic advantages when replacing @ 10-20% of the concentrate mixture without any adverse effects on growing Sahiwal female calves.