This review provides an update of ecologically relevant phytochemicals for ruminant
production, focusing on their contribution to advancing nutrition. Phytochemicals embody a …

Pastagens nativas ocupam uma grande área do planeta, com composição botânica e
produtividade altamente variável, no tempo e no espaço. Apesar do uso contínuo e histórico …

The objective of this work was to characterize condensed tannins (CT) from six tropical
forage legumes and to determine their biological activity. The monomers propelargonidin …

Semiarid rangeland plays an important multifunctional agricultural system and plant nutritive
value can vary according to soil and climate conditions, and land use such as grazing …

Tropical pastures can be important natural sources of antioxidant compounds and may
impact production and quality of animal protein with repercussions on human health. The …

Forage legumes could enhance ruminant production in Latin America far more than they
currently do. With a few instructive exceptions, decades invested in domesticating, testing …

Condensed tannin (CT) concentrations in plants are influenced by species, plant part,
season, growth phase, environmental conditions, disease and defoliation. The objectives of …

Abstract Sericea lespedeza (Lespedeza cuneata [Dumont de Courset] G. Don.; SL) is a
perennial, warm‐season legume containing condensed tannins (CT) that can play important …

Condensed tannins (CT) from sericea lespedeza [Lespedeza cuneata (Dumont de Courset)
G. Don], a hardy and widely adapted forage legume, have potential for methane emission …

Sericea lespedeza [Lespedeza cuneata (Dumont de Courset) G. Don., SL] is a perennial,
warm‐season forage legume with wide adaptation, freeze tolerance, establishment ease …