Effects of Moringa oleifera leaf meal on plasma ghrelin and insulin-like growth factor-1 of landrace x large white crossbred gilts
Date
7-2015
Degree
Bachelor of Science in Agriculture
Major Course
Major in Animal Science
College
College of Agriculture and Food Science (CAFS)
Adviser/Committee Chair
Renato SA. Vega
Abstract
This study was conducted to determine whether inclusion of 15% MoLM (Moringa oleifera Leaf Meal) in feeds is involved in the nutrition-dependent changes in plasma Ghrelin and IGF-1 of sexually mature gilts. The specific objectives of this study were: 1) to determine the pre-prandial and post-prandial changes in Orexigenic plasma Ghrelin; 2) to investigate the post-prandial effects of 15% Moringa Leaf Meal (MoLM) on plasma Ghrelin and IGF-1 of sexually mature gilts; and 3) to determine if plasma IGF-1 is entrained by plasma Ghrelin as a post-prandial effect of MoLM. Four sexually mature gilts at seven months of age were provided with indwelling catheter in the external jugular vein a day before the start of the experiment. The gilts were randomly assigned to two treatments: Treatment 1-100% commercial feeds and Treatment 2-15% MoLM and 85% commercial feeds following completely randomized design. Results showed that plasma concentrations of Ghrelin and IGF-1 in gilts fed diet with 15% MoLM were not different compared to gilts fed 100% commercial feed. This is the first study conducted suggesting that MoLM did not stimulate plasma Ghrelin and IGF-1 of sexually mature gilts.
Language
English
Location
UPLB Main Library Special Collections Section (USCS)
Call Number
LG 993.5 2015 A3 A25
Recommended Citation
Abina, Izza Rona R., "Effects of Moringa oleifera leaf meal on plasma ghrelin and insulin-like growth factor-1 of landrace x large white crossbred gilts" (2015). Undergraduate Theses. 1600.
https://www.ukdr.uplb.edu.ph/etd-undergrad/1600
Document Type
Thesis