Effects of Dietary Supplementing Moringa oleifera Seeds, Seeds-Cake, and Leaf on The Ovarian Dynamics and Hemodynamics, Blood Biochemicals, and Antioxidant Status in Yearling Fat Tail Ewes | ||||
| Egyptian Journal of Veterinary Sciences | ||||
| Articles in Press, Corrected Proof, Available Online from 28 January 2025 PDF (1.1 MB) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejvs.2025.339651.2520 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
Sabreen Mohammed Abdelhafeez Abuelmagd 1; Tayseer Ismail Mohammed1; amal Mahmou Abo El-Maaty  2; Emad Mohammed Elken3
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| 1Theriogenology Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Cairo University, Egypt | ||||
| 2Animal Reproduction and AI Department, Veterinary Research Institute, National Research Centre, Egypt | ||||
| 3Animal Production Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Azhar University, Egypt | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| This study aimed to explore the effects of supplementing pubertal ewes with moringa seeds, seeds cake and leaves on the ovarian and uterine dynamics and hemodynamics, ovarian hormones, oxidants-antioxidants status, and blood biochemicals. Forty yearling fat-tail ewes were equally divided into four groups. In addition to the basal requirements (control), the moringa seeds cake (MSCG) was fed 7.0 g moringa seed cake, the moringa leaves (MLG) was fed 10.0 g moringa leaves, and the moringa seeds group (MSG) was supplemented 7.0 g moringa seeds. Blood samples and reproductive Doppler ultrasonographic examinations were performed weekly for six weeks. Results displayed increased ovulation rates (P<0.05), dominant and subordinate follicle diameters (P<0.001), and high estradiol (P<0.05) concentration in all moringa-supplemented ewes. MLG and MSG demonstrated lower corpus luteum (CL) diameter than the controls. CL of MSCG exhibited higher (P<0.001) color area/ pixel and color area % than controls, MLG, and MSG. MSCG obtained higher (P<0.001) ovarian area/pixel and progesterone concentration while MLG had higher ovarian color area /pixel (P<0.001) than controls. Ewes supplemented with MSCG presented the lowest (P<0.05) ovarian artery peak systolic velocity (PSV), end-diastolic velocity (EDV), time average mean velocity (TAMV), mean velocity (Mean V), resistance index (RI), pulsatility index (PI), and blood flow volume (BFV) that associated lower (P<0.001) uterine artery PSV, EDV, TAMV, Mean V, and BFV. Total cholesterol, LDL, urea, and AST reached minimum (P<0.001) values whereas HDL, globulin, and creatinine reached the highest value (P<0.001) in ewes supplemented with MSG. All treated ewes displayed lower (P<0.001) MDA and higher NO and SOD levels than controls. Ewes of MSCG had the highest (P<0.001) catalase and GSH activities. In conclusion, Moringa oleifera can be supplemented to yearling ewes to improve their productive and reproductive performance. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Moringa; dietary supplementation; ovarian-uterine hemodynamics; ovulation rate; ewes | ||||
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