Results of a screening programme to identify plants or plant extracts that inhibit ruminal protein degradation

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 45-53

  Selje, N ^a   Hoffmann, E M ^a   Muetzel, S ^a   Ningrat, R ^b   Wallace, R J ^b   Becker, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

^b ROWETT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Knautia arvensis; Monensin; Proteolysis; Rumen

Indexed keywords

ARBUTUS UNEDO EXTRACT; ARCTOSTAPHYLOS UVA URSI EXTRACT; BOVINE SERUM ALBUMIN; CARBON 14; CASEIN; CLEMATIS VITALBA EXTRACT; DAUCUS CAROTA EXTRACT; ERICA ARBOREA EXTRACT; ESSENTIAL OIL; HELIANTHEMUM CANUM EXTRACT; KNAUTIA ARVENSIS EXTRACT; MACROGOL; PELTIPHYLLUM PELTATUM EXTRACT; PHENOL; PLANT EXTRACT; SOYBEAN PROTEIN; TANNIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL FOOD; ARBUTUS UNEDO; ARTICLE; BATCH FERMENTATION; CARROT; CISTACEAE; CLEMATIS; CLEMATIS VITALBA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIPSACACEAE; ERICA ARBOREA; ERICACEAE; FLOWER; FREEZE DRYING; HELIANTHEMUM CANUM; IN VITRO STUDY; INCUBATION TIME; ISOTOPE LABELING; KNAUTIA ARVENSIS; NONHUMAN; PELTIPHYLLUM PELTATUM; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT LEAF; PLANT STEM; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN METABOLISM; RHUBARB; RUMINANT STOMACH; SCREENING TEST; SHOOT;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; CATTLE; DIETARY PROTEINS; DIGESTION; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT OILS; PLANTS; PROTEASE INHIBITORS; RUMEN; SHEEP;

ARBUTUS UNEDO; ARCTOSTAPHYLOS UVA-URSI; BOVINAE; CLEMATIS VITALBA; DARMERA PELTATA; DAUCUS CAROTA; ERICA ARBOREA; HELIANTHEMUM; KNAUTIA ARVENSIS;

EID: 34547996698     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007114507472506     Document Type: Article

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