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 ev...
Reed, J.D.
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Krueger, C.
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Rodríguez, G.
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Hanson, Jean
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[Secondary plant compounds and forage evaluation]
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Secondary plant compounds and forage evaluation
Discusses the relationships between three digestion inhibitors (lignin, tannin, and biogenic silica) and the feeding behaviour of six African ungulates (Thomson's gazelle, grants gazelle, Kongoni, wildebeest, camels, and cattle (Bos indicus)) in relation to browse/grass comparisons and mixed spec...
Reed, J.D.
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[Nutritive value of range plants, inhibitory plant compounds, and mixed species utilization]
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Nutritive value of range plants, inhibitory plant compounds, and mixed species utilization
The International Livestock Centre for Africa has a genetic base of 300 accessions from 20 species of Sesbania. The largest number of these are represented by the perennials S. sesban (207), S. goetzii (18), and S. keniensis (8) and the short-lived perennial S. macrantha (97). Almost all of this ...