VEGETABLE TANNINS, RUMINAL MICROBIOTA AND RUMINANT METABOLISM INTERACTION

Background. Tannins, as polyphenolic secondary metabolites of plants, are attributed both beneficial and adverse functions when they are consumed by animals, effects that depend on the chemical structure and the concentration used. Among the beneficial properties of tannins, their ability to modulat...

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Main Authors: Bernardino Espinoza-Velasco, Monica Rami­rez Mella
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán 2021-11-01
Series:Tropical and Subtropical Agroecosystems
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Online Access:https://www.revista.ccba.uady.mx/ojs/index.php/TSA/article/view/3969