Roles of essential oils, polyphenols, and saponins of medicinal plants as natural additives and anthelmintics in ruminant diets: A systematic review

D Ramdani, E Yuniarti, A Jayanegara, AS Chaudhry - Animals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Ruminant nutritionists have been challenged to improve animal production
efficiently but at the same time produce healthy and environment friendly ruminant-derived …

Growth performance, meat quality and antioxidant status of sheep supplemented with tannins: A meta-analysis

JF Orzuna-Orzuna, G Dorantes-Iturbide, A Lara-Bueno… - Animals, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Tannins can be used to improve productive performance, meat quality and
antioxidant status of ruminants. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of …

Fresh Phyllanthus emblica (Amla) Fruit Supplementation Enhances Milk Fatty Acid Profiles and the Antioxidant Capacities of Milk and Blood in Dairy Cows

M Tilahun, L Zhao, L Sun, Y Shen, L Ma, TR Callaway… - Antioxidants, 2022 - mdpi.com
The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of a diet supplemented with fresh
amla fruit as a natural feed additive on blood metabolic parameters, milk antioxidant …

Effects of mannan oligosaccharides on growth performance, nutrient digestibility, ruminal fermentation and hematological parameters in sheep

C Zheng, J Zhou, Y Zeng, T Liu - PeerJ, 2021 - peerj.com
Background Mannan oligosaccharides (MOS) are a promising feed additive in animal
husbandry due to mainly improving animal health status. The purpose of this study was to …

Comparison of black tea waste and legume roughages: methane mitigation and rumen fermentation parameters

G Sezmis, A Kaya, H Kaya, M Macit, K Erten, V Palangi… - Metabolites, 2023 - mdpi.com
The chemical composition, in vitro total gas and CH4 production and performance of cattle
fed on factory black tea waste (Camellia sinensis)(BTW), alfalfa (Medicago Sativa), sainfoin …

Effect of dietary black cumin seed (Nigella sativa) on performance, immune status, and serum metabolites of small ruminants: A meta-analysis

D Febrina, MS Haq, RA Nurfitriani, NN Barkah… - Small Ruminant …, 2021 - Elsevier
A growing number of publications are identified toward the use of black cumin seeds
(Nigella sativa L) on small ruminant animals since many beneficial evidences have been …

Effect of dietary condensed tannins inclusion from Acacia mearnsii extract on the growth performance, carcass traits and meat quality of lambs

EIS Costa, CVDM Ribeiro, TM Silva, ASM Batista… - Livestock Science, 2021 - Elsevier
This study aimed to evaluate the effects of dietary condensed tannins (CT) from Acacia
mearnsii extract on performance, carcass traits and meat quality of lambs. Forty uncastrated …

Substitution effects of Acacia mearnsii leaf-meal for Triticum aestivum bran on nutrient digestibility, rumen fermentation and nitrogen retention in lambs

T Uushona, OC Chikwanha, CLF Katiyatiya… - Small Ruminant …, 2023 - Elsevier
The study evaluated the effects of substituting increasing levels of Acacia mearnsii leaf-meal
(AMLM) for Triticum aestivum bran as the main fibre source in lamb finishing diets on …

Nutrient intake, digestibility, and utilization in goats fed graded levels of hempseed cake finisher diets

F Semwogerere, OC Chikwanha, CLF Katiyatiya… - Tropical animal health …, 2024 - Springer
Globally, the price of soybean meal, the most common proteinaceous ingredient in livestock
diets, has become highly expensive prompting a search for alternative ingredients. Hemp …

Bioaccessibility of condensed tannins and their effect on the physico-chemical characteristics of lamb meat

AG Salas, JR Bárcena-Gama, J Ventura… - PeerJ, 2024 - peerj.com
The bioaccessibility of tannins as antioxidants in meat is essential to maximise their
effectiveness in protecting the product. This property determines the amount of tannins …