Effect of feeding moringa oleifera on body weight and milk production of Saanen goats

Dairy goats need to feed well to increase their body weight and milk production. They require a balanced diet for milk production. Additional feed which has more protein and dry matter as Moringa oleifera can be feed to animals to improve their performance. The objective of the study was to identify the potential of dried Moringa oleifera in increasing body weight and milk yield in Saanen goats. Nine goats are choosen and dived into three groups and randomly assigned for three treatments: (1) control group which follows farm practice (2) treatment 1: 10% of dried Moringa leaves with farm practice and (3) treatment 2: 15% of dried Moringa leaves with farm practice. The result of the study, the daily weight gain for treatment 2 (58.3±3.5) is higher (P>0.05) than in the treatment 1 (43.2±3.1). While for the milk yield, the goats in treatment 2 (952.4±124.3) produced high milk compare to treatment 1 (601.0±177.2). The results shows that providing supplement of 15 % of dried Moringa oleifera or more to goats can increase the body weight and milk production.