Exploitation of dietary tannins to improve rumen metabolism and ruminant nutrition

AK Patra, J Saxena - Journal of the Science of Food and …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Tannins (hydrolysable and condensed tannin) are polyphenolic polymers of relatively high
molecular weight with the capacity to form complexes mainly with proteins due to the …

Tannins in plant–herbivore interactions

RV Barbehenn, CP Constabel - Phytochemistry, 2011 - Elsevier
Tannins are the most abundant secondary metabolites made by plants, commonly ranging
from 5% to 10% dry weight of tree leaves. Tannins can defend leaves against insect …

A new perspective on the use of plant secondary metabolites to inhibit methanogenesis in the rumen

AK Patra, J Saxena - Phytochemistry, 2010 - Elsevier
Recently, greenhouse gas emissions have been of great concern globally. Ruminant
livestock due to production of methane during normal fermentation in the rumen contributes …

Tannins and ruminant nutrition

P Frutos, ÁR Mantecón, GH Angulo… - Spanish journal of …, 2004 - dialnet.unirioja.es
Los taninos son un grupo muy diverso de compuestos fenólicos que aparecen en una
amplia variedad de plantas consumidas por los rumiantes. Tradicionalmente se han …

Flavan‐3‐ols: Nature, occurrence and biological activity

PM Aron, JA Kennedy - Molecular nutrition & food research, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Representing the most common flavonoid consumed in the American diet, the flavan‐3‐ols
and their polymeric condensation products, the proanthocyanidins, are regarded as …

Use of condensed tannin extract from quebracho trees to reduce methane emissions from cattle

KA Beauchemin, SM McGinn, TF Martinez… - Journal of Animal …, 2007 - academic.oup.com
Our objective was to determine if condensed tannin extract from quebracho trees
(Schinopsis quebracho-colorado; red quebracho) could be used to reduce enteric methane …

Theobroma cacao L., the Food of the Gods: A scientific approach beyond myths and claims

M Rusconi, A Conti - Pharmacological research, 2010 - Elsevier
Cocoa beans are rich source of polyphenols, contributing about 10% of the dry weight of the
whole bean and its derivative chocolate, particularly dark chocolate, is considered one of the …

Phytogenic feed additives as potential gut contractility modifiers—A review

M Mendel, M Chłopecka, N Dziekan, W Karlik - Animal feed science and …, 2017 - Elsevier
The increasing requirement for implementing new feed additives in livestock, especially
ruminants, results predominantly from two issues: the urgent need of reduction of …

[HTML][HTML] Milk fatty acid composition, rumen microbial population, and animal performances in response to diets rich in linoleic acid supplemented with chestnut or …

A Buccioni, M Pauselli, C Viti, S Minieri, G Pallara… - Journal of Dairy …, 2015 - Elsevier
The aim of the study was to evaluate milk fatty acid (FA) profile, animal performance, and
rumen microbial population in response to diets containing soybean oil supplemented or not …

Effects of dietary tannin source on performance, feed efficiency, ruminal fermentation, and carcass and non-carcass traits in steers fed a high-grain diet

WK Krueger, H Gutierrez-Bañuelos… - Animal Feed Science …, 2010 - Elsevier
The objective of this study, which was part of an integrated project to investigate the
antimicrobial effects of dietary tannins on native food borne pathogens in beef cattle, was to …