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Effect of tannins in the fermentation of legume forages using a gas based method

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 November 2017

P.B. Godoy*
Affiliation:
CENA-USP, Piracicaba-SP, Brazil
I.C.S. Bueno
Affiliation:
CENA-USP, Piracicaba-SP, Brazil
S.L.S. Cabral Filho
Affiliation:
UNB, Brasilia-DF, Brazil
E.F. Nozella
Affiliation:
CENA-USP, Piracicaba-SP, Brazil
L.A. Castilho
Affiliation:
CENA-USP, Piracicaba-SP, Brazil
M.R.S.R. Peçanha
Affiliation:
CENA-USP, Piracicaba-SP, Brazil
D.M.S.S. Vitti
Affiliation:
CENA-USP, Piracicaba-SP, Brazil
A.L. Abdalla
Affiliation:
CENA-USP, Piracicaba-SP, Brazil
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Legume forages are an important source of protein in ruminant feeding but some legumes contain anti-nutritional factors, such as tannins, which can interfere in fermentability. In vitro methods to determine quality of feeds are important to nutritionists. These methods are less expensive, less time consuming and allow more control of experimental conditions than in vivo experiments. The aim of this work was to evaluate the nutritive value of four Brazilian legume forages, with different tannin levels, using the in vitro bioassay technique.

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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 2007

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