Saponins are steroid or triterpenoid glycosides, common in a large number of plants and
plant products that are important in human and animal nutrition. Several biological effects …

There is currently much interest in phytochemicals as bioactive compounds of food. The
roles of fruit, vegetables and red wine in disease prevention have been attributed, in part, to …

Public concern over use of antibiotics in livestock production has increased in recent years
because of their possible contribution to emergence of antibiotic resistant bacteria, and their …

Livestock and aquaculture production is under political and social pressure, especially in the
European Union (EU), to decrease pollution and environmental damage arising due to …

The growing public concerns over chemical residues in animal-derived foods and threats of
antibiotic-resistant bacteria have renewed interest in exploring safer alternatives to chemical …

The removal of antibiotic growth-promoters has led to an increased interest in alternative
means of manipulating rumen fermentation. In this review we consider one of the possible …

Four Holstein cows fitted with ruminal cannulas were used in a 4× 4 Latin square design (28-
d periods) with a 2× 2 factorial arrangement of treatments to investigate the effects of …

The extracts of pods of Acacia concinna (Shikakai), seed pulp of Terminalia chebula (harad),
Terminalia belerica (bahera), Emblica officinalis (amla) and seed kernel of Azadirachta …

Saponins are steroid or triterpene glycoside compounds found in a variety of plants. Some
saponin-containing plants, mainly legumes, have been used as animal feed, but others are …

Four ruminally cannulated lactating cows were used in a 4× 4 Latin square design (28-d
periods) to determine the effects of cinnamaldehyde (CIN; 1 g/cow per day), condensed …