Impact of Moringa oleifera Leaves on Camel Calves' Growth Rates | ||||
| Egyptian Journal of Camel Science | ||||
| Volume 3, Issue 1, June 2025, Page 39-45 PDF (469.6 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Research Articles (Regular Papers) | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejcs.2025.397636.1029 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
Amal Othman1; Ahmed Moussa Amer  2; Hassan Elmetwaly1; Medhat M. Madbouly3
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| 1Animal Production Research Institute | ||||
| 2Animal production research institute | ||||
| 3Animal health Animal Production Research Institute esearch institute | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| This study was conducted at the Camel Studies and Production Development Center (CSPDC) in the North-Western Coastal Zone of Egypt, which is a part of the Agriculture Research Center (ARC) and Animal Production Research Institute (APRI). Twelve growing camels’ calves with an average body weight of 182.5 kg at age 12-14 months were used for 120 days to evaluate the impact of feeding Moringa oleifera leaves (MOL) as additive feeds on the growth rate of camel calves and some blood constituents. The calves were divided into three groups (4 animals per group); the first group (G1): set as the control, without introducing any additives, the second (G2) dried leaves of MOL were added (50g /d/ animal) to calves ration and the third group (G3): 100 gram of MOL were added. A Complete Randomized Design (CRD) was used to statistically analyze data. The results showed that, Moringa oleifera leaves had no significant effect (≥0.05) on average daily gain or total weight gain while, the highest average daily body gain during the experimental period was achieved in (G3) 341.7 gram, followed by 327.75 g/day for animals in (G2), then 312.5 for animals in (G1). The monthly growth gain (kg/month) for camel calves in (G1) is continuing in gradual growth with a slight reduction in the second month. On the other hand, G2 is continuing in growth with a slight decline in the second month, while, camel calves in addition to (G3) are continuing to increase with a slight decline in the fourth month with no significant differences (≥0.05). Significant effects on blood parameters were obtained in G3 total protein (≥0.05) when moringa increased in ratio (100g) while, there were no significant differences (≥0.05) among groups in blood constituents (albumin, ALT and AST). Our results revealed that Moringa leaves can be used as feed additives for enhancing camel calves’ growth, Moringa can be used economically and successfully if it is available in the surrounding area or at an acceptable price. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Moringa olifera; Additive feeds; Weight gain; camel calves | ||||
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