Chemical characterization and protein quality evaluation of leaf protein concentrates from <i>Glyricidia sepium</i> and <i>Leucaena leucocephala</i>

Agbede, J. O.; Aletor, V. A.

doi:10.1111/j.1365-2621.2004.00779.x

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“…The crude protein content of GPMNB, GUMNB and GUMNB compared favourably with and even surpassed those reported for urea-molasses blocks (Mata and Cambellas, 1992;Onwuka, 1999).The study also shows that the Gliricidia-based multinutrient blocks contained some valuable mineral elements-K, Na, Ca, Mg, P and Zn at levels considered particularly high when compared with most other foods , while Fe which is commonly deficient in many diets is fairly abundant. The anti-nutrients content were very low compared with most other foods (Agbede and Aletor, 2004;Agbede, 2006;Aye 2007).…”

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Digestibility and growth in West African dwarf sheep fed gliricidia – based multinutrient block supplements

Aye¹,

Adegun²

2010

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Sixty West African Dwarf (WAD) rams aged between 7 -10 months and mean Body Weight of 12.6kg (range 9.3 -14.5kg) were used to study the influence of Gliricidia -based multinutrient blocks (MNBs) as supplement to Panicum maximum and cassava peel feed for 12 weeks. Gliricidia + Poultry manure (GPMNB), Gliricidia + Urea + Poultry manure (GUPMNB) and Gliricidia + Urea (GUMNB) and Panicum -cassava peel (control) were analyzed for proximate composition, mineral content, gross energy and anti-nutritional factors. Mean weight gain of rams fed MNBs (1.4+0.4-2.0+0.9kg) was significantly higher than those fed the control diet (0.7+0.2kg). Rams fed control diet had the lowest feed conversion ratio (50.6+0.2) while rams fed GUMNB, GPMNB and GUPMNB supplements had 20.6+0. ) in the control diets . Daily average gain of 28.6+0.0, 47.6+1.6, 57.1 + 0.0g for GUPMNB, GPMNB and GUMNB respectively were higher than in the control diet (9.5 + 4.2g). Nitrogen balance values for sheep on treatments GUMNB , GUPNMB and GPMNB were significantly (P<0.05) higher than in the control diet. The coefficient digestibility of DM , CP , CF , EE , NFE of the rams in the control ration were consistently lower (P<0.05) than those fed the MNBs supplemented ration. The body length gains of rams fed MNBs (15.75+3.5cm -25.0 + 0.7cm) were significantly (P<0.05) higher than those rams fed the control diet (9.6+1.2cm). It was concluded that Gliricidia -based multinutrient block supplements could be fed with Panicumcassava peels to improve feed intake, nutrient digestibility and nitrogen utilization leading to a better performance of sheep.

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Digestibility and growth in West African dwarf sheep fed gliricidia – based multinutrient block supplements

Aye¹,

Adegun²

2010

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“…Result of this work is in line with earlier reports of haematinic potential of plants (Agbor and Odetola, 2001;Alada, 2000). It also strengthens the beneficial effects of various plants as sources of protein (Castellanos et al, 1994;Fasuyi et al, 2000;Agbede, 2004;Fasuyi and Aletor, 2005;Fasuyi et al, 2007).…”

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Ameliorative effects of Cnidoscolus aconitifolius on anaemia and osmotic fragility induced by protein-energy malnutrition

Oyagbemi¹,

Odetola²,

A³

et al. 2008

Afr. J. Biotechnol.

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This study was designed to evaluate the ameliorative effect of dietary supplementation of Cnidoscolus aconitifolius leaf on anaemia and changes in erythrocyte osmotic fragility in protein energy malnourished rats. Protein energy malnutrition has been associated with anaemia and changes in osmotic fragility, deformability and lifespan of erythrocytes. In this study, protein-energy malnutrition induced in weanling male Wister rats by feeding them low protein diet for 3 weeks was associated with significantly reduced (P<0.01) haematological indices: packed cell volume (PCV), red blood cell count (RBC), white blood cell count (WBC), platelet counts and mean corpuscular count (MCV). It was also associated with increased erythrocyte osmotic fragility at 0.5-0.7% NaCl concentration. Upon introduction of recovery diets containing 20% soya protein or 20% C. aconitifolius in place of soya protein or 10% soya proteins with 10% C. aconitifolius or commercial rat feed for 4 weeks, the recovery diet containing 10% soya and 10% C. aconitifolius caused the most significant (P<0.01) increase in platelet count, WBC, MCV, MCH and MCHC when compared with all the other treated groups and the malnourished group. The group fed with 20% C. aconitifolius in place of 20% soya protein also caused the most significant elevation in RBC, PCV and Hb compared with the malnourished group. The effects of diet containing 20% soya protein and commercial feed on PCV, Hb, platelet and all other haematological indices were not significantly different from each other (p<0.05). On osmotic fragility, the recovery diet containing a mixture of 10% C. aconitifolius and 10% soya protein produced the highest reduction of osmotic fragility, followed closely by the diet containing 20% C. aconitifolius which produced greater effects than the feed containing only soya meal as the protein source or commercial rat feed which produced the lowest reduction in osmotic fragility. From the results of this study, it can be deduced that C. aconitifolius has haematopoetic property and by reducing osmotic fragility in protein energy malnutrition, it can increase the life span of erythrocytes.

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“…One way of utilizing fodder trees is to use them as feed to small ruminants as part of, or along with, multinutrient blocks(MNBs) (Sansoucy, 1995;Agbede and Aletor, 2004;Aye, 2007). MNBs create an effective ecosystem and increase intake and digestibility of low quality, high fibre grasses usually consumed by the small ruminants (Habib et al,1991).…”

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Evaluation of Moringa oleifera, Gliricidia sepium and Leucaena leucocephala - based multinutrient blocks as feed supplements for sheep in South Western Nigeria

Adegun¹,

Aye²

2011

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Moringa oleifera has not found much use as human food and feed for ruminants compared to other known fodder trees in South-Western Nigeria. Feed blocks were made using 30% Moringa oleifera, Gliricidia sepium and Leucaena leucocephala leaf meals to supplement basal diets of guinea grass -cassava peels mixture for small ruminants. The diets were fed to 32 West African Dwarf rams with average weight of 11.2+ 0.6 kg in a completely randomized design and body weight gain, linear body measurements, physiological parameters, nitrogen retention and haematological indices were measured. The basal diets and feed blocks contained 8.14g 100g , and 15.23g 100g -1 crude fibre for guinea grass, cassava peels, moringa-based multinutrient blocks (MMNB), gliciridia-based multinutrient blocks (GMNB), and leucaena-based multinutrient blocks (LMNB) respectively. The dry matter intake was 38.4, 40.6, 42.8 and 42.3 in control (Panicum + cassava peels), MMNB, GMNB, and LMNB, respectively indicating higher weight gains with supplemental feeding. Feed conversion ratio was 18.3, 11.6, 12.6 and 12.4 for control, MMNB, GMNB and LMNB, respectively. Body length, heart girth, height at withers, scrotal circumference and tail length gains were least in the control whereas GMNB had the highest body length and tail length gain. The nitrogen retention, of the animals on the supplemental MNBs were significantly(P<0.05) higher than the control group. White blood cell (WBC) and neutrophils values were 10.2, 8.3, 8.8 and 9.2 x 10 3 mm -1 and 27.5, 22.8, 23.7 and 22.8% for control, MMNB, GMNB, LMNB respectively. The values for other haematological parameters such as PCV, RBC, platelets, Hb, MCH, MCHC and MCV were significantly higher in the supplemental group than the control. Intake of multinutrient blocks do not pose any health hazard to the animals but enhanced better performance of sheep fed basal diets of Panicum maximum -cassava peels. Moringa oleifera compares favourably with Gliricidia sepium and Leucaena leucocephala as fodder tree for small ruminant holders in South Western Nigeria.

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Chemical characterization and protein quality evaluation of leaf protein concentrates from Glyricidia sepium and Leucaena leucocephala

Cited by 24 publications

References 15 publications

Digestibility and growth in West African dwarf sheep fed gliricidia – based multinutrient block supplements

Digestibility and growth in West African dwarf sheep fed gliricidia – based multinutrient block supplements

Ameliorative effects of Cnidoscolus aconitifolius on anaemia and osmotic fragility induced by protein-energy malnutrition

Evaluation of Moringa oleifera, Gliricidia sepium and Leucaena leucocephala - based multinutrient blocks as feed supplements for sheep in South Western Nigeria

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