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Secondary plant compounds and forage evaluation

This chapter reviews the extensive literature on the toxicity and nutritional effects of secondary plant compounds (SPC) in forages. It discusses results from the research on two forages, Sesbania sesban and Trifolium pratense (red clover), as a way of illustrating the effects of SPC on forage evalu...

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Main Authors: Reed, J.D., Krueger, C., Rodríguez, G., Hanson, Jean
Format: Informe técnico
Language:Inglés
Published: CAB International 2000
Subjects:
plant nutrition
feeds
evaluation
polyphenols
trifolium pratense
sesbania sesban
ruminants
digestion
toxicity
lucerne
sesbania goetzii
saponins
chromatography
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/49723
Summary:This chapter reviews the extensive literature on the toxicity and nutritional effects of secondary plant compounds (SPC) in forages. It discusses results from the research on two forages, Sesbania sesban and Trifolium pratense (red clover), as a way of illustrating the effects of SPC on forage evaluation. The main topics of discussion are plant polyhenols and protein digestion in ruminats; secondary plant compounds in the evaluation of red clover; and secondary plant compounds and the evaluation of sesbania.

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