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

Document Type

Thesis

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