Condensed tannins (CT) have improved liveweight gain, wool production and reproductive
efficiency in sheep fed temperate forages and reduced the impact of gastro-intestinal …

Tannins are polyphenolic compounds historically utilized in textile and adhesive industries,
but also in traditional human and animal medicines or foodstuffs. Since 20th-century …

This paper deals with the effects of farming systems linked to feeding aspects on the
composition and quality of ewe and goat milk. When systems based on grazing and indoor …

The literature about tannins, polyphenolic secondary metabolites of plants, with both
beneficial and adverse function according to their concentration and chemical structure, is …

The present paper reviews the quality of meat and milk from sheep and goats offered
alternative feeds as a replacement for concentrates. Legume seeds and pods, shrubs, local …

Four browse tree foliages (Cassia fistula, Schinus molle, Chorisia speciosa and Eucalyptus
camaldulensis), native to the semi-arid region of north Egypt, were harvested during the dry …

Woody species are indispensable sources of animal feed in southern Europe, particularly in
areas with dry to semi-dry Mediterranean climates. Such species can alleviate feed …

Much of the world's rangeland is dominated by woody species. Competing land uses and
continued encroachment of woody species into non–woody-dominated rangelands have …

The use of plant-wax markers for estimating forage intake, diet composition and supplement
intake in grazing/browsing sheep and goats is reviewed in relation to some of the …

This study is a large-scale survey based on interviews with owners of 151 Sardinian goat
farms. The aim was to provide an up to date description of the goat production chain on the …