There are heightened concerns globally on emerging drug-resistant superbugs and the lack
of new antibiotics for treating human and animal diseases. For the agricultural industry, there …

Naturally occurring plant compounds including tannins, saponins and essential oils are
extensively assessed as natural alternatives to in-feed antibiotics. Tannins are a group of …

Apart from the obvious role of plants in herbivore nutrition, they are also a rich source of
bioactive products that can operate either to the benefit or the detriment of grazing animals …

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

The objective of this study was to compare methane emission by goats consuming the
condensed tannin-containing forage sericea lespedeza (Les-pedeza cuneata) or a mixture …

Parasitic infections with gastrointestinal nematodes (GINs) represent a major pathological
threat associated with the outdoor production of various livestock species. Up to now, the …

Antibiotics have been included in the formulation of feed for livestock production for more
than 40 years as a strategy to improve feed conversion rates and to reduce costs. The use of …

Currently, feed ingredients containing tannin are attracting more interest as substitutes for
antibiotic growth promoters in animal and poultry feeding. This study investigated the …

Interactions between host nutrition and feeding behaviour are central to understanding the
pathophysiological consequences of infections of the digestive tract with parasitic …

Livestock production is one of the major contributors of greenhouse gases such as methane
(CH 4) and carbon dioxide (CO 2). These gases contribute greatly to global warming …