Effects of feeding a <scp><i>Moringa oleifera</i></scp> rachis and twig preparation to dairy cows on their milk production and fatty acid composition, and plasma antioxidants

Zhang, Tingting; Si, Bingwen; Deng, Kun; Yan, Tiebin; Zhou, Chaolong; Diao, Qiyu

doi:10.1002/jsfa.8511

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“…As an indigenous native tree in the Himalayas, Moringa oleifera ( M. oleifera ) is a perennial leafy tree that produces a high biomass in a short period and is widely distributed in tropical and subtropical areas around the world [2]. Recently, it has been increasingly considered as an alternative ingredient for animal feed because of its high content of protein, vitamins, and minerals.…”

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Effect of Dietary Supplementation of Moringa Oleifera on the Production Performance and Fecal Methanogenic Community of Lactating Dairy Cows

Dong

Zhang

Diao

2019

Animals

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Development of alternative forage resources is of great importance to provide necessary nutrients and minimize greenhouse gas emissions in ruminant production. The aim of this study was to examine the effects of dietary supplementation of Moringa oleifera on the production performance and fecal methanogenic community in dairy cows using methyl-coenzyme M reductase α-subunit gene. Sixty-four cows were allocated to one of four treatments: basal diet without M. oleifera (control) or low (3% w/w, M3), medium (6%, M6), or high (9%, M9) supplementation with M. oleifera. This study demonstrated that different supplementation levels of Moringa oleifera in the diet achieved similar feed intake and milk production, but adding 6% of Moringa oleifera improved milk fat content. Two families, two phyla, three genera, and three species in total were identified among the four treatments. The fecal archaeal community in the control treatment was predominated by Methanobrevibacter (39.1% of the total sequence reads) followed by Methanosphaera and Methanocorpusculum at the genus level. The increased abundance of the Methanosphaera genus and Methanosphaera sp. ISO3-F5 species was induced by secondary metabolites of Moringa oleifera in the diet. Results indicated that Moringa oleifera supplementation not only improved dairy product quality but could also potentially reduce methane emissions.

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Effect of Dietary Supplementation of Moringa Oleifera on the Production Performance and Fecal Methanogenic Community of Lactating Dairy Cows

Dong

Zhang

Diao

2019

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“…sativa [57]. Moreover, for beneficial use in feeding dairy cows, MT was proven to have a certain impact in increasing the total antioxidant capacity (TAOC) of the plasma samples of cows, which may help in disease prevention [21].…”

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“…M. oleifera itself and its parts are the valuable subjects of several biological studies [19]. However, M. oleifera twigs, which are frequently used in addition to leaves as protein sources in subtropical and tropical agriculture [20], have been underdeveloped economically [21,22]. Moreover, the full potential of M. oleifera twigs has been unexplored so far, as not many studies on M. oleifera twigs have been conducted to investigate its bio-function against typical bacteria.…”

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Potential Use of Moringa oleifera Twigs Extracts as an Anti-Hyperuricemic and Anti-Microbial Source

Minh

Duc

et al. 2022

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Moringa oleifera (MO) grows throughout most of the tropics and has several industrial and medicinal uses. Besides the various uses of the plant parts such as its leaves, seed kernels, roots, or stem barks, the twigs (MT) of this plant are usually regarded as excessive parts. Although there have been few studies conducted to determine the value of this plant part, in fact, its potential uses—especially the pharmaceutical effects—of this biomaterial remains an up-to-date topic for scientists to discover due to the lack of interest so far. This study aims to identify the optimized fractions of different solvents for the extraction of antioxidants, for xanthine oxidase inhibition agents, and for anti-microbial activities. The two most active fractions obtained by column chromatography were the Hexane-Ethyl Acetate elution at a 9:1 (E1) and 8:2 (E2) ratio, respectively. With regard to antioxidant activity, E1 and E2 displayed relatively high DPPH radical scavenging capacity (IC50 = 87.7 and 99.0 µg/mL), which was only four times weaker than the control BHT (IC50 = 21.4 µg/mL). The highest inhibition activity against xanthine oxidase was also observed clearly in E1 and E2, which showed relatively low IC50 (54.7 and 42.0 µg/mL, respectively). These levels were inconsiderably higher than that of the positive control (IC50 = 20.8 µg/mL), proving that E1 and E2 exerted relatively strong antioxidant activity in terms of XOD inhibition. Regarding the antimicrobial test, E2 showed the highest inhibition activities against E. coli, K. pneumoiae, L. monocytogenes, B. subtilis, and P. mirabilis. The result indicates that (1) E1 and E2 were the strongest fractions for constraining free radical agents and several bacteria, and thus, (2) Moringa oleifera twigs are also a potential source for the prevention of gout-related symptoms.

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“…Though the herbal supplemented group's cholesterol content was substantial lower (P=0.08) than the control group. This finding can be justified by the fact that all three herbs possess a diverse phytochemical profile that has been shown to influence ruminal ecology, so enhancing propionic acid production and thereby promoting gluconeogenesis and insulin secretion (Oliveira et al, 2009;Martins et al, 2016;Al-Mamun et al, 2017;Zhang et al, 2018).…”

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“…Moringa (Moringa oleifera) leaves are widely found in tropical and subtropical regions across the globe. They are utilized as supplements in animal feed because of their greater protein, vitamin, and mineral contents (Zhang et al, 2018). It also contains saponins, tannins, and polysaccharides, which have anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and antibacterial properties (Mendieta-Araica et al, 2011;Azzaz et al, 2016).…”

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Dietary supplementation of medicinal herbs with total mixed ration to mitigate enteric methane emission in sheep

Al-Mamun¹,

Redoy²,

Shuvo³

et al. 2021

Bang. J. Anim. Sci.

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The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of pineapple wastes (Ananas comosus), garlic leaves (Allium sativum), moringa leaves (Moringa oleifera) and their combination on growth, plasma metabolites, meat characteristics and enteric methane emission in sheep. A total of 15 sheep (initial BW: 8.3±0.2 kg; age: ~ 1 year; non-descript indigenous to Bangladesh) were randomly assigned to one of five dietary treatments with three sheep per treatment in a completely randomized design. Dietary treatments were: (1) CL-diet: a total mixed ration (TMR) pellet based on roadside grass and concentrates with a CP–16.72% and ME–10.7 MJ/kg; (2) PW-diet: CL-diet + 10g DM of pineapple waste (peels, cores, tops, and leaves)/day; (3) GL-diet: CL-diet + 10g DM of garlic leaves/day; (4) ML-diet: CL-diet + 10g DM of moringa leaves /day; (5) HM-diet: CL-diet + 10g DM of herbal mixture (3g pineapples wastes + 3g garlic leaves + 4g moringa leaves)/day. Weekly live weight gain and plasma metabolites did not show any significant variation among the treatments. Compared to the CL-diet group, the herbal supplemented group had 18–34% lower abdominal fat content, and the lowest value was found in the GL-diet group. Furthermore, the methane emission (g/day/sheep) was reduced by 5–13% in herb supplemented groups compared to the CL-diet group. Additionally, the lamb fed GL-diet emitted the lowest enteric methane (21.26 vs 24.07 g/kg DMI) compared to other experimental groups. Overall, garlic and moringa leaves could be added to TMR to minimize fat accumulation and enteric methane emission from sheep. Bang. J. Anim. Sci. 2021. 50 (1):28-35

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Effects of feeding a Moringa oleifera rachis and twig preparation to dairy cows on their milk production and fatty acid composition, and plasma antioxidants

Cited by 13 publications

References 26 publications

Effect of Dietary Supplementation of Moringa Oleifera on the Production Performance and Fecal Methanogenic Community of Lactating Dairy Cows

Effect of Dietary Supplementation of Moringa Oleifera on the Production Performance and Fecal Methanogenic Community of Lactating Dairy Cows

Potential Use of Moringa oleifera Twigs Extracts as an Anti-Hyperuricemic and Anti-Microbial Source

Dietary supplementation of medicinal herbs with total mixed ration to mitigate enteric methane emission in sheep

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