USO DA MORINGA (Moringa oleífera Lam) E DA LEUCENA (Leucaena leucocephala) COMO ALTERNATIVAS PARA A SUPLEMENTAÇÃO NA ALIMENTAÇÃO ANIMAL

Abstract

The present work addresses the comparison of the use of moringa (Moringa oleífera Lam) and leucaena (Leucaena leucocephala) in animal feed, particularly cattle, as an alternative way of providing quality protein for animals, especially in times of drought, when Pastures go through periods of seasonality, thus reducing the supply of quality forage, causing a drop in animal weight. This comparison between plants has the scope of, through analysis of data available in the literature, presenting the best option for the producer in the use of plants as food supplementation, presenting advantages and disadvantages of each plant, in the contexts of bromatology, forms of cultivation , densification and edaphoclimatic factors. The methodology included a bibliographic review of studies of scientific articles and general scientific literature available on the topic. The results obtained point to a careful analysis of the pros and cons in the use of each plant in supplementing animal feed, demonstrating that each of the plants has peculiar characteristics, with different levels of crude protein, neutral detergent fiber and acid, in addition to other values. , such as dry matter available in plants. The conclusion is that moringa is a better option compared to leucaena, as it does not contain anti-nutritional factors such as mimosine, which is difficult to deactivate and toxic to animals, has the same versatility of uses and can withstand adverse climate and soil conditions.