TY  - JOUR
A1  - Lamy, Elsa
A1  - Rawel, Harshadrai Manilal
A1  - Schweigert, Florian J.
A1  - Capela e Silva, Fernando
A1  - Ferreira, Ana
A1  - Costa, Ana Rodrigues
A1  - Antunes, Celia
A1  - Almeida, Andre Martinho
A1  - Coelho, Ana Varela
A1  - Sales-Baptista, Elvira
T1  - The effect of tannins on mediterranean ruminant ingestive behavior the role of the oral cavity
JF  - Molecules
N2  - Sheep, cattle and goat are domestic ruminants of significant economic interest in the Mediterranean region. Although sharing the same pasture ranges, they ingest different plants and plant parts and, consequently different levels of tannins. This suggests an ability to detect and adapt ingestion according to animal physiological limits of tolerance for plant secondary metabolites. This review will detail the effects of dietary tannins on feeding behavior, and the role of the oral cavity in this process, with focus on such ruminant species. The role of salivary protein profile in tannin perception in the oral cavity, and as a defense mechanism, will be discussed.
KW  - polyphenols
KW  - diet selection
KW  - ruminants
KW  - salivary proteins
KW  - tannin-protein interaction
Y1  - 2011
U6  - https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules16042766
SN  - 1420-3049
VL  - 16
IS  - 4
SP  - 2766
EP  - 2784
PB  - MDPI
CY  - Basel
ER  -