Table 2 Evaluation of nutrient digestibility in lambs fed pelleted complete diets with partial or complete replacement of alfalfa hay by whole Moringa oleifera or Moringa peregrina plants.

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

Dry matter

65.09

60.92

68.35

62.25

60.04

1.02

0.11

Crude protein

54.01

56.26

67.01

61.74

60.34

1.84

0.31

Ether extract

82.95a

40.83d

62.65bc

54.08cd

75.76ab

4.24

0.02

Crude fiber

35.26b

24.19b

28.69b

24.48b

55.31a

3.69

0.01

Ash

25.56

37.17

30.98

35.26

46.75

3.43

0.28

Organic matter

64.52

66.21

70.92

61.70

63.84

1.27

0.27

  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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