Rumen responses, microbial profile and antioxidant indices of crossbred cattle fed Moringa oleifera foliage

M  PATIR; P  VYAVAHARE; N  KAUR; A  KALA; N  DUTTA; S E  JADHAV

doi:10.56093/ijans.v95i9.171461

Authors

M PATIR ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar-243 122, India
P VYAVAHARE ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar-243 122, India
N KAUR ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar-243 122, India
A KALA ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar-243 122, India
N DUTTA ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar-243 122, India
S E JADHAV ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar-243 122, India

https://doi.org/10.56093/ijans.v95i9.171461

Keywords:

Crossbred cattle, Microbial outline, Moringa oleifera, Rumen environment

Abstract

This study scrutinized the implication of Moringa oleifera supplementation on rumen responses, microbial profile and antioxidant indices in crossbred cattle. The present research was carried out on three adult fistulated male cattle in 3×3 latin square designs The CON (control) group cattle were provided a diet comprising of a feed supplement, wheat straw and 10% berseem hay, whereas the experimental cattle in M-10 and M-20 group were given diets containing 10 and 20% moringa foliage, respectively, substituting the berseem hay and concentrate mixture of CON group to make the diets isonitrogenous. The fistulated cattle in all the three groups were provided iso-nitrogenous diets. The ruminal fermentation attributes and rumen microbes were measured individually at the end of each experimental period. The levels of rumen metabolites viz. ammonical-N (NH₃-N), TCA-precipitable nitrogen (TCA-ppt-N) volatile fatty acids (VFAs) and rumen enzymes protease and xylanase were increased (P<0.05) in M. oleifera foliage supplemented groups. However, CMCase, avicelase, amylase and urease were comparable among the treatments. The number of fungi, methanogens, total bacteria and total live protozoa remained comparable (P>0.05) across treatments. The serum glutathione-S-reductase (GSR), glutathione-S-transferase (GST) and superoxide dismutase (SOD) were equivalent (P>0.05) across the treatments. However, serum glutathione peroxidase (GPx) and catalase (CAT) activity were significantly (P<0.05) greater in the group supplemented with moringa relative to CON. Total antioxidant capacity (TOAC) in serum was substantially (P<0.05) higher in M-20 group followed by M-10 and CON. It may be revealed that supplementary moringa foliage up to 10 per cent of diet has beneficial influence on rumen environment, enzymes and antioxidant status in crossbred cattle.

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