Effect of Moringa oleifera leaves powder in diets of lactating buffaloes

Bulletin of the National Research Centre

Table 4 Milk and milk constituents yield of experimental buffaloes (means ± SE)

Item	Experimental groups
Item	R1	R2	R3	R4
Milk yield, Kg	7.54^b ± 0.12	8.48^a ± 0.41	7.10^c ± 0.31	7.13^c ± 0.39
FCM 4%, Kg	10.35^c ± 0.10	11.94^a ± 0.58	10.26^c ± 0.37	10.65^b ± 0.38
Yield of milk constituents, g/h/day
Fat	488.8^c ± 78.22	569.7^a ± 54.13	494.9^c ± 94.82	519.8^b ± 71.53
Protein	241.9^c ± 31.67	293.7^a ± 43.96	256.7^b ± 54.62	269.3^b ± 43.51
Lactose	263.6^a ± 27.61	266.4^a ± 48.57	214.1^b ± 39.86	185.0^c ± 38.76
Total solids	1051.0^b ± 93.14	1195.5^a ± 58.27	1019.1^b ± 62.13	1026.9^b ± 61.47

^a,b,cMeans within rows followed by different superscripts are significantly different at (P < 0.05)