Gut microbiota implications for health and welfare in farm animals: a review

S Chen, S Luo, C Yan - Animals, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Farm animal health and welfare have been paid increasing concern in the
world, which is generally assessed by the measurements of physical health, immune …

[HTML][HTML] Dietary mitigation of enteric methane emissions from ruminants: A review of plant tannin mitigation options

BR Min, S Solaiman, HM Waldrip, D Parker, RW Todd… - Animal Nutrition, 2020 - Elsevier
Methane gas from livestock production activities is a significant source of greenhouse gas
(GHG) emissions which have been shown to influence climate change. New technologies …

Impact of condensed tannin-containing legumes on ruminal fermentation, nutrition, and performance in ruminants: a review

BM Kelln, GB Penner, SN Acharya… - Canadian Journal of …, 2020 - cdnsciencepub.com
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Condensed tannins fed to dairy goats: effects on digestibility, milk production, blood parameters, methane emission, and energy and nitrogen balances

M Battelli, S Colombini, GM Crovetto, G Galassi… - Journal of Dairy …, 2024 - Elsevier
Condensed tannins (CT) are plant polyphenols that can affect feed digestibility and are
potentially able to reduce enteric CH 4 emissions in ruminants. In this in vivo trial with 8 …

Anthelmintic Activity of Tanacetum vulgare L. (Leaf and Flower) Extracts against Trichostrongylidae Nematodes in Sheep In Vitro

A Kļaviņa, D Keidāne, K Ganola, I Lūsis, R Šukele… - Animals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Different types of endoparasites are present in small ruminants, especially
in sheep. One of the most important parasites are the gastrointestinal nematodes …

Inversion of a paradigm: The positive roles of plant phenolics in dairy goat nutrition

SY Landau, O Hadaya, H Muklada… - Small Ruminant …, 2023 - Elsevier
The paradigm prevailing in the nineties, based on studies with goats fed tannin-rich browse
as sole feed, was that dietary tannins are associated with impaired feed intake, increased …

Tannin supplementation modulates the composition and function of ruminal microbiome in lambs infected with gastrointestinal nematodes

PS Correa, LW Mendes, LN Lemos… - FEMS Microbiology …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
This study was carried out to evaluate the effects of tannin supplementation on ruminal
microbiota of sixteen lambs infected and non-infected with Haemonchus contortus and …

Additive tannins in ruminant nutrition: An alternative to achieve sustainability in animal production

NVB Fonseca, AS Cardoso, ASRS Bahia, JD Messana… - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Sustainable intensification involves maintaining ecosystem balance and increasing
productivity per animal per unit area. Phytogenic additives can be used as an alternative to …

Tannin-rich forage as a methane mitigation strategy for cattle and the implications for rumen microbiota

GM Fagundes, G Benetel, MM Carriero… - Animal Production …, 2020 - CSIRO Publishing
Context Methane from ruminant livestock systems contributes to the greenhouse effect on
the environment, which justifies the adoption of novel feed strategies that mitigate enteric …

Meta-analysis of the effects of dietary inclusion of sericea lespedeza (Lespedeza cuneata) forage on performance, digestibility, and rumen fermentation of small …

AA Pech-Cervantes, TH Terrill, IM Ogunade… - Livestock Science, 2021 - Elsevier
For more than 20 years, the nutraceutical forage sericea lespedeza 'AU-grazer'(SL;
Lespedeza cuneata) has been used as an alternative to anthelmintic drugs for controlling …