Chemical Characteristics and Feed Value of Moringa (Moringa oleifera) Plant

Year 2024, Volume: 65 Issue: 1, 37 - 48, 08.07.2024

Foudelou Issaka Ibrahıma , Figen Kırkpınar

https://doi.org/10.29185/hayuretim.1501151

Abstract

Objective: The experiment was conducted to determine chemical compositions of different parts of Moringa oleifera [leaves, stalks and whole (leaves + stalks).
Material and Methods: For this purpose, Moringa oleifera was harvested 3 times with 1 month of intervals starting from the first flowering period at 5 months old. Dry matter, organic matter, ash, crude protein, ether extract, crude fiber, nitrogen free extract, starch, sugar, neutral detergent fiber, acid detergent fiber, acid detergent lignin, hemicellulose, cellulose, relative feed value, in vitro metabolic energy for ruminant and poultry of different parts of Moringa oleifera , also antioxidant activity, phenolic substance and total flavonoid of leaves were analysed,
Results: There were significant differences among harvests in all parameters in the leaves except for organic matter and ash, stalks and whole (leaves + stalks) (P<0.05).
Conclusion: Consequently, it is concluded that Moringa oleifera can be recommended as an
alternative source of forages considering nutrients content and feed value.
Keywords: Moringa oleifera, nutrients, feed value

Keywords

Moringa oleifera, chemical composition, feed value

Ethical Statement

The authors declare that an ethics committee is not required for this article.

Supporting Institution

This study was financially supported by Ege University Scientific Research Projects Coordination (BAP, Project No; FYL-2020-21280.). The authors thank the financial support

Project Number

FYL-2020-21280

Thanks

This research was supported by the Scientific Research Projects Coordination of Ege University [Grant No. FYL-2020-21280]. The authors would like to thank Ege University Scientific Research Projects Coordination for datas collection facilities in performing the paper

Moringa (Moringa oleifera) Bitkinin Kimyasal Özellikleri ve Yem Degeri

Abstract

Amaç: Bu araştırmada; Moringa oleifera bitkisinin farklı kısımlarının (yapraklar, saplar ve tüm bitkinin (yapraklar + saplar) kimyasal bileşimlerini belirlemek amacıyla yapılmıştır.
Materyal ve Metot: Bu amaçla Moringa oleifera 5 aylık yaştaki ilk çiçeklenme döneminden başlayarak 1 ay aralıklarla 3 kez hasat edilmiştir. Moringa oleifera 'nın farklı kısımlarında kuru madde, organik madde, kül, ham protein, ham yağ, ham selüloz, nitrojensiz öz maddeler, nişasta, şeker, nötr deterjan lifi, asit deterjan lifi, asit deterjan lignini, hemiselüloz, selüloz, nispi yem değeri, geviş getiren hayvanlar ve kümes hayvanları için in vitro metabolik enerji, ayrıca yaprakta antioksidan aktivite, fenolik madde ve toplam flavonoid analiz edilmiştir.
Bulgular: Organik madde ve ham kül hariç yapraklarda, saplarda ve bütünde (yaprak + sap) tüm parametrelerde hasatlar arasında önemli farklılıklar bulunmuştur (P<0.05).
Sonuç: Sonuç olarak, Moringa oleifera' nın besin maddeleri içeriği ve yem değeri dikkate alındığında alternatif bir kaba yem kaynağı olarak önerilebileceği kanısına varılmıştır.
Anahtar sözcükler: Moringa oleifera, besin maddeleri, yem değeri

Keywords

Moringa oleifera, kimyasal kompozisyon, yem değeri

Ethical Statement

Etik kurul onayı gerekmemektedir.

Supporting Institution

Ege Üniversitesi

Project Number

FYL-2020-21280

Thanks

This research was supported by the Scientific Research Projects Coordination of Ege University [Grant No. FYL-2020-21280]. The authors would like to thank Ege University Scientific Research Projects Coordination for data collection facilities in performing the paper.

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