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<p>The present study evaluates the effect of partial replacement of concentrate with <italic>Moringa oleifera</italic> silage (MOS) in the diet of lactating Damascus goats on milk production, nutrient utilization and ruminal fermentation. Fifteen lactating ewes were stratified in a quintuplicate 3 × 3 Latin square design (3 diets × 3 periods) for 90 days and fed a diet composed of a concentrate mixture and rice straw in 60:40 (DM basis) in the control group for 30 days in each period. In the other two diets, MOS was included in the control diet at 20 (MOS20 diet) or 40% (MOS40 diet) replacing the same amounts of concentrate on DM basis. Feeding MOS containing diets linearly (P&lt;0.05) decreased non-structural carbohydrates intake, while it increased the intakes of crude protein and acid detergent fiber as well as the digestibility of the nutrients compared to the control. Moreover, MOS diets linearly increased (P&lt;0.01) ruminal pH, concentrations of ruminal total volatile fatty acids, acetate and propionate, and concentrations of serum glucose and high-density lipoprotein. Increased milk production, concentrations of milk fat and total conjugated linoleic acid, and feed efficiency were observed with feeding MOS diets. It is concluded that concentrate feed mixture in diets of lactating Damascus goats can be replaced with <italic>M. oleifera</italic> silage up to 40% to improve their lactational performance.</p>
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The present study evaluates the effect of partial replacement of concentrate with Moringa oleifera silage (MOS) in the diet of lactating Damascus goats on milk production, nutrient utilization and ruminal fermentation. Fifteen lactating ewes were stratified in a quintuplicate 3 × 3 Latin square design (3 diets × 3 periods) for 90 days and fed a diet composed of a concentrate mixture and rice straw in 60:40 (DM basis) in the control group for 30 days in each period. In the other two diets, MOS was included in the control diet at 20 (MOS20 diet) or 40% (MOS40 diet) replacing the same amounts of concentrate on DM basis. Feeding MOS containing diets linearly (P<0.05) decreased non-structural carbohydrates intake, while it increased the intakes of crude protein and acid detergent fiber as well as the digestibility of the nutrients compared to the control. Moreover, MOS diets linearly increased (P<0.01) ruminal pH, concentrations of ruminal total volatile fatty acids, acetate and propionate, and concentrations of serum glucose and high-density lipoprotein. Increased milk production, concentrations of milk fat and total conjugated linoleic acid, and feed efficiency were observed with feeding MOS diets. It is concluded that concentrate feed mixture in diets of lactating Damascus goats can be replaced with M. oleifera silage up to 40% to improve their lactational performance.

Potential of <italic>Moringa oleifera</italic> silage to replace concentrate feed mixture in diet of lactating Damascus goats

Annals of Animal Science

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Potential of  silage to replace concentrate feed mixture in diet of lactating Damascus goats

The present study evaluates the effect of partial replacement of concentrate with Moringa oleifera silage (MOS) in the diet of lactating Damascus goats on milk...

Potential of Moringa oleifera silage to replace concentrate feed mixture in diet of lactating Damascus goats

Published Online: Oct 29, 2022

Page range: 1373 - 1383

Received: Apr 29, 2022

Accepted: Aug 03, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/aoas-2022-0058

Keywords
concentrates, goat, milk production, ruminal fermentation

© 2022 Tarek A. Morsy et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Potential of Moringa oleifera silage to replace concentrate feed mixture in diet of lactating Damascus goats

Published Online: Oct 29, 2022

Page range: 1373 - 1383

Received: Apr 29, 2022

Accepted: Aug 03, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/aoas-2022-0058

Keywordsconcentrates, goat, milk production, ruminal fermentation

© 2022 Tarek A. Morsy et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Keywords
concentrates, goat, milk production, ruminal fermentation