Plant-phytochemicals in animal nutrition / [edited by] Abdel-Fattah Z.M. Salem.

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PLANT-PHYTOCHEMICALS IN ANIMAL NUTRITION ; PLANT-PHYTOCHEMICALS IN ANIMAL NUTRITION ; CONTENTS ; PREFACE ; PLANT SECONDARY METABOLITES IN ANIMAL FEEDS ; ABSTRACT ; PLANT SECONDARY METABOLITES ; Tannins ; Tannins Biosynthesis ; Hydrolyzable Tannins ; Condensed Tannins ; Lectins ; Functions of Lectins ; Lectins Structure ; Toxicity of Lectins ; Proteinase Inhibitors ; Antigenic Proteins ; Cyanogens ; Mimosine ; Quinolizidine Alkaloids ; Indole Alkaloids ; Piperidine Alkaloids ; Pyridine Alkaloids ; Prevention of Livestock Poisoning ; Steroid Alkaloids ; Solanum-Type Alkaloids ; Glucosinolates.

Glycosides Calcinogenic Glycosides ; Carboxyatractyloside ; Cocklebur (Xanthium Spp.) ; Cardiac Glycosides ; Coumarin Glycosides ; Dicoumarol ; Furocoumarins; Glucosinolates (Goitrogenic Glycosides) ; Benefits of Glucosinolates ; Phytoestrogens (Coumestans and Isoflavones) ; Subterranean Clover (Trifolium Subterran) ; Gossypol ; Saponins ; Vicine and Covicine ; Amino Acids ; Ricin Toxin from Castor Bean Plant, Ricinus Communis ; Ricin Enzymatic Action ; Ricin Structure ; Toxigenic Ablation ; Polypeptide Toxins in Amanita Mushrooms ; Phallotoxins; Virotoxins ; Phallolysins.

Ibotenic Acid/Muscimol Nitrate ; Oxalate Degradation ; SMCO ; Tryptophan; SECONDARY PLANT METABOLITES IN FORAGE TREE LEGUMES ; Acacia ; Albizia ; Calliandra ; Gliricidia ; Leucaena ; Sesbania ; REFERENCES ; BROWSE TREE LEAVES IN SHEEP AND GOATS NUTRITION ; ABSTRACT ; IN VIVO EVALUATION ; IN VITRO EVALUATION ; EVALUATE THE PEG SUPPLY TO TREE FODDERS DIETS ; CONCLUSIONS ; REFERENCES ; TANNINS AND RUMINAL FERMENTATION ACTIVITIES ; ABSTRACT ; A. VEGETATION SELECTED BY SMALL RUMINANTS UNDER GRAZING CONDITIONS ; B. TANINNS IN BROWSE TREE AND SHRUBS ; C. GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS OF TANNINS.

D. THE RUMEN ENVIRONMENT E. TANNINS AND NITROGEN METABOLISM IN THE RUMEN ; F. TANNINS AND RUMINAL BACTERIA ACTIVITIES ; G. INACTIVATION OF TANNINS IMPACTS ; H. ASSESSMENT OF TANNINS-RELATED FOLIAGES USING IN VITRO GAS PRODUCTION TECHNIQUE; I. TANNINS AND RUMEN FERMENTATION PARAMETERS ; Effect of Tannins on Gas Production, OM Degradability and ME Content; Effect of Tannins on Microbial Attachment ; Effect of Tannins on Partitioning Factor ; Effect of Tannin on Methane Production; CONCLUSIONS; REFERENCES ; INULIN-TYPE FRUCTANS, POTENTIAL PREBIOTICS FOR COMPANION ANIMALS AND LIVESTOCK.

ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION ; Inulin ; The Intestinal Microflora ; The Minerals Absorption ; The Immune System ; The Metabolism of Lipids and Obesity ; In Non Ruminants; In Ruminants; CONCLUSIONS ; REFERENCES ; PLANTS RICH-PHYTOCHEMICALS IN RABBITS FEEDING ; ABSTRACT ; EXTRACTS RICH IN SECONDARY COMPOUNDS IN RABBITS DIETS ; TREE AND HERBAL LEAVES IN RABBIT'S DIETS ; REFERENCES ; PHYTOCHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF ACACIA FARNESIANA PODS IN DIETS WITH DIFFERENT LEVELS OF INCLUSION ; ABSTRACT ; INTRODUCTION ; MATERIALS AND METHODS ; RESULTS AND DISCUSSION ; CONCLUSIONS ; REFERENCES.

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