Vol. 11, Special Issue 11 (2022)

Author(s):
Smaranika Biswal, Arun Kumar Misra, Apeksha Kruparam Ukey and Sohan Vir Singh

Abstract:
The experiment was conducted on ten Barbari goats to evaluate the feeding effect of Moringa oleifera on hematobiochemical parameters. The goats were supplemented with Moringa oleifera for a period of 180 days to study the effects and divided into two groups of five animals in each, as control and treatment. The goats of control group were fed with concentrate mixture and Hybrid Napier (CO₃) as per ICAR requirements and in treatment group, 50% concentrate mixture was replaced by M. oleifera leaf meal on dry matter basis along with Hybrid Napier.Plasma glucose (mg/dl), total protein (g/d), albumin (g/d), globulin (g/d) levels were found similar between the groups and are in normal range. Blood urea Nitrogen was higher (p<0.05) in treatment group (42.63 mg/dl) compared to control group, though the value found within the normal range for goats. Blood IgG1 value found to be significantly higher (p<0.05) in treatment group compared to control (11.08 mg/dl). There was no effect on the blood mineral profile with the replacement of concentrate with M. oleifera leaf meal. Based on above results, it may be concluded that, replacing 50% of concentrate mixture with M. oleifera improves the hematobiochemical parameters in Barbari goats and significantly improve the immune status of the treatment groups.