Effect of Moringa-Supplemented Pelleted Diets on the Blood Oxidative Status and Vitamin C, Cholesterol and Glucose Concentrations of Ewes and Goats
Elfadil Elfadul Babiker1, Khalid Ahmed Abdoun2*, Fahad AL Juhaimi1, Kashif Ghafoor1, Riyadh Salih Aljumaah2 and Ahmed Abrahim Al-Haidary2
1Food Science and Nutrition Dept., College of Food and Agricultural Sciences, King Saud University, P. O. Box 2460 Riyadh, 11451 Saudi Arabia.
2Animal Production Department, College of Food and Agricultural Sciences, King Saud University, P. O. Box 2460 Riyadh, 11451 Saudi Arabia.
Fig. 1.
Effect of Moringa supplemented pelleted diet on changes in serum vitamin C concentration of ewes (A) and goats (B) fed on alfalfa hay based diet (◊), diet supplemented with 25% Moringa oleifera (○) or Moringa peregrine (●) for six weeks.
Fig. 2.
Serum total antioxidant capacity of ewes (A) and goats (B) fed on alfalfa hay based diet (◊), diet supplemented with 25% Moringa oleifera (○) or Moringa peregrine (●) for six weeks.
Fig. 3.
Serum catalase activity of ewes (A) and goats (B) fed on alfalfa hay based diet (◊), diet supplemented with 25% Moringa oleifera (○) or Moringa peregrine (●) for six weeks.
Fig. 4.
Serum malondialdehyde (MDA) concentrations of ewes (A) and goats (B) fed on alfalfa hay based diet (◊), diet supplemented with 25% Moringa oleifera (○) or Moringa peregrine (●) for six weeks.
Fig. 5.
Serum glucose and cholesterol concentrations of ewes (A, C) and goats (B, D) fed on alfalfa hay based diet (◊), diet supplemented with 25% Moringa oleifera (○) or Moringa peregrine (●) for six weeks.