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Successful experiences on use of

Moringa oleifera in animal feedingBryan Mendieta

Dept. of Animal Nutrition and Management, SLU

Nadir Reyes & Rosario Rodriguez UNA, Nicaragua

ConclusionsM. Oleifera fed at 2-3 Kg DM day -1 improve DMI

and Milk Yield in Cows.

Pigs fed with M. Oleifera have less AWG and more

Feed Conversion than fed with CC, but could be

profitable.

When fed P. maximun as basal diet M. Oleifera can

increase DMI and AWG in sheep.

IntroductionThe aim of this study was to asses the effect ofMoringa oleifera as supplementary fodder for cows,

pigs and sheep and its effect on their productive

variables.

MethodThree experiments were performed with 6 dual

purpose Reyna Creole breed, 36 castrated pigs and

18 sheep pelibuey blackbelly.

Cows were fed with Brachiaria brizantha hay + 1kg

Sugar cane molasses as basal diet; threetreatments were performed just basal diet, + 2 kg

DM Moringa and + 3 kg DM Moringa.

Three treatments were performed with pigs, 100%

commercial concentrate, 70% cc + 30% Moringa

and 52% cc + 48% Moringa based on Dry Matter.

With sheep Panicum maximun was used as basal

diet, then one treatment was only basal diet ad

libitum and the others were + 0,35 kg DM Moringa

and + 0,50 kg DM Moringa.

Intake, Average Weight Gain, Feed Conversion, Milk

Yield and Milk Composition were measured.

Photo: Typical situation during dry season in Latin

America.

Table: Chemical composition of feed

using on trials

ResultsThe total intakes of cows supplemented daily with 2

kg DM and 3 kg DM ofMoringa were significantly

(P