Influence of Irradiated Moringa oleifera Leaf Meal as Dietary Supplement on some Serum Biochemical Parameters of Growing Rabbits | ||
| Arab Journal of Nuclear Sciences and Applications | ||
| Article 7, Volume 55, Issue 2, April 2022, Pages 60-70 PDF (622.79 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ajnsa.2021.88375.1495 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Aly Eissa* 1; Safaa AbdElWahab AbdElWahab2; Amal Abdel Aziz Mansour3; Usama Mohamed Abdel Monem4 | ||
| 1Food Irradiation Research Department, National Centre for Radiation Research and Technology (NCRRT), Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority (EAEA), Cairo, Egypt. | ||
| 2Food Irradiation Research Department, National Centre for Radiation Research and Technology (NCRRT), Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority (EAEA), Cairo, Egypt | ||
| 33 Ahmed el zomer street, National Centre for Radiation Research and Technology (NCRRT), Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority (EAEA) | ||
| 4Department of Animal Production, Faculty of Agriculture, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt. | ||
| Abstract | ||
| This study evaluated evaluated the influence of gamma irradiation on anti-nutritional factors, total phenolic compounds of Moringa leaf meal (MLM) at different doses 0, 10, 15, and 20 kGy, the effect of feeding rabbits on irradiated MLM, and their impacts on rabbit’s performance, apparent digestibility, carcass traits, and certain blood constituents. 60 male rabbits (New Zealand White weaned, 35 days age) were assigned randomly to 4 groups (15 rabbits/group).The1st group was kept on a basal diet supplemented with 10% MLM (non-irradiated) (control), 2nd, 3rd, and 4th groups were kept on the control diet (10% MLM ) subjected to γ irradiation at 10, 15, and 20kGy, respectively. The results showed a dminish in anti-nutritional factors (phytic acid, tannins, trypsin inhibitors, and saponins, on the other hand, the total phenolic compound was increased. The gradual increases were correlated by linear regression with the escalating irradiation dose. The supplemented 10% MLM irradiated for up to 20 kGy in the diet of rabbits resulted in a significant enhancement of rabbits performance(body weight, gain weight, feed conversion, the digestibility of dry matter, crude fiber, crude protein, carcass body traits (carcass weight, dressing (%) and prime cuts (%)), and the enhancement was proportional with escalating the radiation dose. On the other hand, no significant change in feed consumed, water consumed, rectum temperature, respiration rate, ether extracts digestibility, blood biochemistry and hematological aspects among the treatments. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Anti-nutritional factors; Moringa Leaf Meal; Growing rabbits, Biochemical parameters; -irradiation | ||
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