Defatted Moringa oleifera seed meal as a

Animal Feed Science and Technology 150 (2009) 27–33

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Animal Feed Science and
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Defatted Moringa oleifera seed meal as a feed additive
for sheep
H. Ben Salem a,∗, H.P.S. Makkar b
a

Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique de Tunisie (INRAT), Laboratoire des Productions Animales et Fourragères,
rue Hédi Karray, 2049 Ariana, Tunisia
b
Institute for Animal Production in the Tropics and Subtropics (480b), University of Hohenheim, D-70593 Stuttgart, Germany

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Article history:
Received 14 September 2007
Received in revised form 15 July 2008
Accepted 24 July 2008
Keywords:
Moringa oleifera
Defatted seed meal
Digestion
Growth rate
Sheep

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The objective was to evaluate use of defatted Moringa oleifera seed
meal (DMM) as an additive in sheep diets. Effects of DMM on feed
intake, diet digestibility, microbial N supply, blood metabolites and
growth of lambs fed an oat-vetch hay based diet were evaluated
using 24 Barbarine lambs in four groups. All lambs were fed hay ad
libitum, and 100 g of soyabean meal (SBM) mixed with 0 (Control), 2
(Low), 4 (Medium) or 6 (High) g DM of DMM per day. A 45-day feeding study followed by a 6-day digestion study was completed. The

DMM was higher (P