Table 5 Ingredients and chemical composition of the experimental diets (DM basis).

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

Ingredients (%)

Treatments1

Control

MO

MP

AO

AP

Alfalfa

40

0

0

20

20

M. oleifera

0

40

0

20

0

M. peregrina

0

0

40

0

20

Corn

33.1

34.51

34.51

33.65

33.88

Soya bean meal

13

11.59

11.1

12.45

12.3

Wheat bran

12

12

12.49

12

11.92

Premix

0.3

0.3

0.3

0.3

0.3

Salt

0.5

0.5

0.5

0.5

0.5

Limestone

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

Total

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

Chemical composition:

DM%

88.51 ± 1.53

88.21 ± 2.01

87.95 ± 1.78

88.92 ± 1.45

89.72 ± 1.53

EE%

2.76 ± 0.16

2.15 ± 0.12

2.52 ± 0.21

2.13 ± 0.11

2.24 ± 0.32

CP%

14.9 ± 0.57

14.53 ± 0.21

15.07 ± 0.10

14.03 ± 0.17

14.45 ± 0.11

ME (Mcal)

3.90 ± 0.30

3.88 ± 0.20

3.98 ± 0.21

3.96 ± 0.36

3.97 ± 0.45

  1. 1Treatment: Control: Alfalfa; MO: Moringa oleifera; MP: Moringa peregrina; AO: Alfalfa + Moringa oleifera and AP: Alfalfa + Moringa peregrina.
  2. 2 DM: Dry matter, EE: Ether extract, CP: Crude protein, ME: Metabolizable energy.
  3. Premix: is a commercial vitamin-mineral mix containing per kg: 10,000 IU vit A, 1000 IU vit D, and 20 IU vit E, as well as 300 mg Mg, 24 mg Cu, 0.6 mg Co, 1.2 mg I, 60 mg Mn, 0.3 mg Se, and 60 mg Zn.
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