Table 1.
Composition of the experimental diets (%)
| Diet ingredients (%) | Diets | |
|---|---|---|
| *R-D | **MOE-D | |
| Fish meal (65.4% CP) | 40 | 40 |
| Soybean meal (44%) | 20 | 20 |
| Yellow corn | 13 | 13 |
| Wheat flour | 15 | 15 |
| Wheat Bran | 2 | 2 |
| Fish oil | 7 | 7 |
| Monocalcium phosphate | 2 | 2 |
| (1) Vitamin mixture | 0.45 | 0.45 |
| (2) Mineral mixture | 0.55 | 0.55 |
| Moringa oleifera leaf extract | - | 1 |
| Chemical analyses (% DM) | ||
| Crud protein | 38.90 | 38.90 |
| Crude fat | 10.50 | 10.79 |
| Ash | 5.84 | 5.84 |
*R-D = control reference diet (NRC 2011)
** MOE-D = control reference diet supplemented with 1% Moringa oleifera leaf extract
(1)Vitamin mix (IU or mg kg diet): vitamin A, 16,000 IU; vitamin D, 8000 IU; vitamin K, 14.72; thiamin, 17.8; riboflavin, 48; pyridoxine, 29.52; cynocobalamine, 0.24, tocopherols acetate, 160; ascorbic acid (35%), 800; niacinamide, 79.2; calcium-D- pantothenate,73.6; folic acid, 6.4; biotin, 0.64 L-carnitine, 100
(2) Mineral mix (mg kg diet): Cu (CuSO4), 2.0; Zn (ZnSO4), 34.4; Mn (MnSO4), 6.2; Fe (FeSO4), 21.1; I (Ca (IO3)2), 1.63; Se (Na2SeO3), 0.18; Co (CoCl2), 0.24; Mg (MgSO4.H2O), 52.7