Table 4 Evaluation of rumen epithelial color changes in Hari lambs fed diets with partial or complete replacement of alfalfa hay by Moringa oleifera or Moringa peregrina.

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

Variable1

Treatments2

   

Dependent effects

Con.

MO

MP

AO

AP

SEM3

P-value

L

33.62b

43.7a

50.48a

36.88b

40.57b

1.73

0.002

a

1.56

2.36

2.39

1.61

1.91

0.26

0.123

b

9.33b

13.98ab

15.72a

12.88ab

13.05ab

0.73

0.051

b/a ratio

20.34a

6.45b

7.03b

8.42ab

7.57b

1.71

0.017

  1. a−c Means within the same row with different superscripts are significantly differ at P < 0.05.
  2. 1Color indices: Measured using the Hunter Lab color space on a three-dimensional axes L, a, and b (“L” is light to dark, whereas “a” is green to red, and “b” is yellow to blue) provided numerical descriptor of the color differences between a sample and a standard or target color; b/a ratio is determined by rotation about a and b axes.
  3. 2Treatment: Control: Alfalfa; MO: Moringa oleifera; MP: Moringa peregrina; AO: Alfalfa + Moringa oleifera and AP: Alfalfa + Moringa peregrina.
  4. 3SEM=Standard error of means for treatments effect.
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