Banca de QUALIFICAÇÃO: MARIA VITÓRIA SERAFIM DA SILVA

Uma banca de QUALIFICAÇÃO de DOUTORADO foi cadastrada pelo programa.
STUDENT : MARIA VITÓRIA SERAFIM DA SILVA
DATE: 05/02/2024
TIME: 16:00
LOCAL: Link do Google Meet: https://meet.google.com/hgu-vscf-nan
TITLE:

Development and evaluation of a phytotherapeutic snack based on Moringa Oleifera leaves in dogs.

KEY WORDS:

Natural food, Canine diseases, Moringa oleifera leaves, Nutraceuticals.

PAGES: 54
BIG AREA: Ciências Biológicas
AREA: Biologia Geral
SUMMARY:

Currently, the relationship between the human and canine species has changed. Previously, the domestic animal was seen as a hunting companion and guard dog. Nowadays, it is a member of the family, creating a great emotional and affective bond between the person responsible and the pet. This fact has encouraged veterinary science professionals to invest in the Pet industry, focusing on making the lives of these animals healthier and longer-lasting. Therefore, one of the main ways to make dogs' lives healthier is by exploring food as an alternative to promoting health, thus creating nutraceuticals. Resistance to pathogens has been a challenge in veterinary medicine, and, as a result, there has been an increasing use of nutraceuticals to assist in clinical treatment. In this context, Moringa oleifera has stood out for being a medicinal plant abundant in nutrients and presenting some studies that demonstrate its anti- inflammatory action, antidiabetic and antioxidant effects, potentially emerging as a new nutraceutical possibility in veterinary medicine. Therefore, the objective of this thesis was to develop and evaluate the effects of a herbal snack based on Moringa oleifera leaves on anti-inflammatory responses in dogs. The snack was prepared and the nutrients evaluated according to the attached patent. For the applicability of the snack, 20 dogs (n=20), privately owned, regardless of breed and sex, aged over 1 year, were used. The blood of these animals for evaluation of blood counts and biochemical aspects was collected before the start of treatment with the snack and after 30 days of daily feeding with the snack (1 snack/day). In the present experiment, it was observed that the levels of TGO (oxalacetic transaminase) and TGP (pyruvic transaminase) were significantly (p<0.05) lower after 30 days of treatment with the cookies (TGO: 28.7; TGP: 30.3) when compared with these levels before treatment (TGO: 45.8; TGP: 52.7). Given the above, it is concluded that cookies based on Moringa oleifera showed excellent palatability for dogs, with an adequate protein level of 30.51%, and can be used in pet food, making pet food products with greater nutritional quality and function. nutraceutical to increase immunity. Furthermore, the use of Moringa cookies affected the biochemical parameters TGO and TGP, before and after providing the cookies, suggesting a nutraceutical effect. 

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Presidente - ***.201.654-** - MARIA APARECIDA MEDEIROS MACIEL - UnP
Interno - 1199139 - WAGNER FRANCO MOLINA
Externo à Instituição - RICARDO NEY OLIVEIRA COBUCCI - UFRN