Table 1 Assessment of growth performance in Hari lambs fed pelleted diets containing partial or complete replacement of alfalfa hay with Moringa oleifera or Moringa peregrina.

From: Potential of Moringa oleifera and Moringa peregrina whole plants as sustainable forage alternatives in lamb (Ovis aries) nutrition

Variable

Treatments1

Dependent effects

Control

MO

MP

AO

AP

SEM2

P -value

Initial BW

22.58

22.58

23.52

21.55

23.51

0.54

0.791

Final BW

44.04

40.97

44.36

41.31

42.64

0.59

0.248

Total gain

21.26

18.39

20.84

19.76

19.13

0.55

0.454

ADG

0.25

0.22

0.25

0.24

0.23

0.01

0.391

ADFI

1.38ab

1.48c

1.74a

1.57bc

1.70ab

0.03

0.006

FCR

6.79

7.05

7.38

6.74

7.63

0.21

0.615

  1. a−cMeans within the same row with different superscripts are significantly differ at P < 0.05.
  2. 1Treatment: Control: Alfalfa; MO: Moringa oleifera; MP: Moringa peregrina; AO: Alfalfa + Moringa oleifera and AP: Alfalfa + Moringa peregrina.
  3. 2SEM=Standard error of means for treatments effect.
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