Abstracto
- Livestock feeding in tropical regions is based mainly on locally available forage resources. In most cases, these forage materials are not nutritionally optimal since they do not meet all the requirements of such animals. This generates imbalances or negative interactions between minerals, proteins, and energy, resulting in low productive parameters. In such conditions, it is essential to carry out strategic supplements, with adequate protein-energy levels, especially in times such as drought. In this sense, Moringa oleifera Lam. is recognized by various authors and institutions as a possible solution not only in animal feed but even in human nutrition, thanks to its enormous nutritional wealth. Additionally, its secondary metabolites regulate the fermentation conditions and the associations between some methanogenic bacteria and other microbes. Therefore, its inclusion in bovine diets reduces methane emissions (CH4) from these animals, aspects that are reviewed in this article. © 2022, UCOPress. Cordoba University Press (UCOPress Editorial Universidad de Córdoba). All rights reserved.
