Salivary tannin-binding proteins: a foraging advantage for goats?

MH Schmitt, D Ward, AM Shrader - Livestock Science, 2020 - Elsevier
Tannins are a key chemical defense that plants use against mammalian herbivores. To cope
with tannins, many herbivores have evolved salivary tannin-binding proteins that precipitate …

Effects of Acacia nilotica, A. polyacantha and Leucaena leucocephala leaf meal supplementation on performance of Small East African goats fed native pasture hay …

CDK Rubanza, MN Shem, SS Bakengesa… - Small Ruminant …, 2007 - Elsevier
Optimal utilisation of tannin-rich browse tree fodders including Acacia spp. foliages as crude
protein (CP) supplements to ruminants in the tropics is limited by less available information …

Chemical Composition and Starch Hydrolysis of Acacia colei and Acacia tumida Seeds

MS Falade, O Owoyomi, CE Harwood… - Cereal …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Acacia seed is a promising famine food due to its ability to thrive in dry zones of the world. In
this study, some chemical compounds of nutritional importance as well as starch hydrolysis …

Potential nutritive value and tannin bioassay of selected Acacia species from Kenya

IM Osuga, CN Maindi, SA Abdulrazak… - Journal of the …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Six Acacia forage species–A. brevispica, A. elatior, A. mellifera, A. nilotica, A. senegal and A.
seyal—were analysed for their chemical composition, including phenolics and rumen …

[PDF][PDF] Performance of goats and sheep under communal grazing in Botswana using various growth measures

L Baleseng, OE Kgosikoma… - Proceedings of the …, 2016 - researchgate.net
We conducted a survey to evaluate the growth of goats and sheep under communal grazing,
and to determine the relationship between weight, heart girth, shoulder height, and body …

Fodder Tree Species Composition and Density in Grazing Gradients of Fenced and Unfenced Grazing Areas of the Gaborone North, Botswana.

W Mugabe, L Akanyang, M Nsinamwa, B Moatswi… - 2017 - 168.167.220.55
The extent to which degradation or changes in fodder tree species composition caused by
grazing pressure is critical since fodder trees form the base diet for browser such as goat as …

[PDF][PDF] Efeito de regimes alimentares sobre o peso corporal e parâmetros reprodutivos de cabras nativas

DM Nogueira, TV Voltolini, JN Moreira… - Archivos de …, 2011 - SciELO Espana
Objetivou-se com esse trabalho avaliar o efeito de diferentes regimes alimentares sobre o
consumo de matéria seca, variação do peso corporal e os parâmetros reprodutivos de …

Evaluation of local feed resources, their response on intake, growth, milk yield and composition and product properties of Namibian indigenous goats

LN Marius - 2016 - ir.knust.edu.gh
The study evaluated alternative local feed resources as potential protein supplements for
dairy goats. Four linked-experiments were carried out in this research. The first experiment …

[PDF][PDF] Quantification and characterisation of nutrients in Senegalia Mellifera milled biomas, feed intake and nitrogen balance in female boer goats fed with Senegalia …

A Epafras - 2019 - repository.unam.edu.na
The objectives of this study were to quantify and characterize the nutritional content of milled
Senegalia mellifera milled biomass obtained from nine blocks at Neudamm farm and to …

Nutritive Value, Tannin Bioassay and Processing Effects of Acacia brevispica, A. mellifera and A. tortilis Pods as Potential Supplements for Growing Small East African …

AP Mutai - 2022 - erepository.uoeld.ac.ke
This study was conducted in Radat sub-location, Mogotio sub-county, Baringo county. The
objective of the study was to evaluate nutritive value, tannin bio assay and processing …