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Chemical Composition and Fatty Acid Profiles of organic Moringa oleifera: Effects on Modulation of Blood and Plasma Parameters of Ewes in Subtropics

Chemical Composition and Fatty Acid Profiles of organic Moringa oleifera: Effects on Modulation of Blood and Plasma Parameters of Ewes in Subtropics

Aiman Al Mufarji, Abd El-Nasser Ahmed Mohammed* 

Department of Animal and Fish Production, College of Agriculture and Food Sciences, King Faisal University, P.O. Box 400, Al-Hassa, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

*Correspondence | Abd El-Naseer Ahmed Mohammed, Department of Animal and Fish Production, College of Agriculture and Food Sciences, King Faisal University, P.O. Box 400, Al-Hassa, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; Email: aamohammed@kfu.edu.sa 

Figure 2

Saturated and unsaturated fatty acids contents (A) and fatty acid profiles (B) of organic Moringa oleifera leaves. 

Figure 3

Effects of Moringa oliefera on red blood cells (A), white blood cells (B) and platelet profiles (C) in ewes. RBCs red blood cells, Hb hemoglobin, Ht hematocrit, MCV mean corpuscular volume, MCH mean corpuscular hemoglobin, MCHC, mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration, RDW, red cell distribution width; fl, femtoliters (10−15), WBCs white blood cells. a,b Values with different superscripts between groups significantly differ at P < 0.05. 

Figure 4

Effects of Moringa oliefera on plasma metabolites (A), glucose and enzymes in ewes (B). TP total albumin, Alb albumin, BUN blood urea nitrogen, Glu glucose, ALP Alkaline phosphatase, AST Aspartate aminotransferase, GGT Gamma-glutamyl transferase. a,b Values with different superscripts between groups significantly differ at P < 0.05. 

Figure 1

Chemical composition of organic Moringa oleifera leaves (A) and sugar profiles (B). N.B. Concentrations of fructose, maltose and lactose less than 0.1 g/100 g.  

Advances in Animal and Veterinary Sciences

May

Vol. 12, Iss. 5, pp. 802-993

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