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THE SCIENCE







                                AGRICULTURE AND

                                BIOLOGY JOURNAL OF

                                NORTH AMERICA 2013


                             Chemical Composition and

                             Some Functional Properties of

                             Moringa…

                           “The development of Moringa oleifera as
                           a  new  plant  in  the  farming  systems  of

                           the  tropical  rain  forest  of  Nigeria  could
                           be  the  panacea  for  the  much  needed
                           alternative  feed  material  for  increased

                           livestock productivity.”


                                      Turkish Journal of                   Journal of Animal
                           Agriculture and Forestry 2014                    Nutrition 2015

                          Potential of Moringa oleifera lam. as

                          Livestock Fodder Crop: A Review                Effects of Substituting
                                                                         soybean with Moringa
                        “Moringa is a good alternative for substituting
                        commercial rations for livestock.  The relative   oleifera Meal in Diets
                        ease with which Moringa can be propagated        on Laying and Eggs
                        through both sexual and asexual means, and its   Quality Characteristics
                        low demand of soil nutrients and water after being
                        planted, make its production and management      of Kabir Chickens
                        comparatively easy and particularly promising…”   “Moringa oleifera can

                                                                        advantageously replace up
                          ECHO 2007 TECHNICAL NOTE                      to 50% conventional and
                                THE MORINGATREE                         expensive plant proteins
                                                                        sources like soybean in

                         “When Moringa leaves constituted 40-50%        poultry diet especially in
                         of feed, milk yields for   dairy cows and
                         daily weight gains for beef cattle increased   village areas.”
                         30%.”

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