BACKGROUND: Use of brown algae (seaweed) in ruminant diets is increasing, but the
effects of its phlorotannins (PT) on rumen microbial ecology have not been determined …

The role of terrestrial tannins in livestock nutrition has been extensively investigated, but
information on effects of tannins from marine sources on nutrient utilization is limited. This …

Simple Summary In large-scale pig farming, alternative and safe antimicrobials are needed
to enhance pig nutrition. Seaweed bioactives, and in particular phlorotannins, have been …

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 …

Heather (Calluna vulgaris), a common dietary component of many mammalian herbivores,
contains a broad range of tannin phenolics, flavonoids, and simple phenolic compounds …

This review discusses the effects of tannins on nitrogen metabolism in the rumen and
intestine, microbial populations (bacteria, protozoa, fungi and archaea), metabolism of …

Legume forages, such as sainfoin (Onobrychis viciifolia Scop.) and birdsfoot trefoil (Lotus
corniculatus L.), can increase the forage quality and quantity of Western Canadian pastures …

Simple Summary The use of plant bioactive compounds like tannins to modulate ruminal
biohydrogenation is a good strategy to optimize the fatty acid composition of ruminant …

BACKGROUND Phlorotannins (PhTs) are marine tannins consisting of phloroglucinol
subunits connected via carbon–carbon and ether linkages. These have non‐covalent …

Tannins reduce the digestion of plant protein and carbohydrate but the effects of these
polyphenolics on rumen micro-organisms are not well understood. The predominant rumen …