Author(s): Ankit Jaiswal, Shailendra Singh Chauhan, Avantika Srivastav, Kabir Alam, Partha Sarathi Pramanik, Raj Kapoor Verma and Manoj Kumar Verma

Abstract: This study was conducted to investigate the impact of dietary inclusion of Moringa oleifera leaf meal as a substitute for concentrate mixture on the growth performance and haemato-biochemical profile of Sahiwal calves. Twenty-four Sahiwal female calves, six to ten months of age, with an average body weight of approximately 77.41±0.93 kg, were randomly distributed through three equal dietary treatments. Moringa oleifera leaf meal inclusion replacing the concentrate mixture was made @ 0% (M₀), 10% (M₁₀), and 20% (M₂₀), respectively. The results indicated that dietary inclusion of 10 and 20% Moringa oleifera leaf meal significantly improved (p<0.001) final body weight, dry matter intake, daily weight gain, feed conversion efficiency, and haemo-biochemical profile as compared to control (M₀). It can be concluded that Moringa oleifera leaf meal is a source of nutritional and therapeutic advantages when replacing @ 10-20% of the concentrate mixture without any adverse effects on growing Sahiwal female calves.

DOI: 10.33545/26174693.2024.v8.i2Sg.625