The effect of tannins on mediterranean ruminant ingestive behavior the role of the oral cavity

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.

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Author details:	Elsa Lamy, Harshadrai Manilal Rawel ORCiD GND, Florian J. Schweigert ORCiD GND, Fernando Capela e Silva, Ana Ferreira, Ana Rodrigues Costa, Celia Antunes, Andre Martinho Almeida, Ana Varela Coelho, Elvira Sales-Baptista
DOI:	https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules16042766
ISSN:	1420-3049
Title of parent work (English):	Molecules
Publisher:	MDPI
Place of publishing:	Basel
Publication type:	Review
Language:	English
Year of first publication:	2011
Publication year:	2011
Release date:	2017/03/26
Tag:	diet selection; polyphenols; ruminants; salivary proteins; tannin-protein interaction
Volume:	16
Issue:	4
Number of pages:	19
First page:	2766
Last Page:	2784
Funding institution:	FCT-Fundacao para a Ciencia e a Tecnologia - Science and Technology Foundation (Lisbon, Portugal) of the Ministry of Science, Technology and Higher Education [SFRH/BPD/63240/2009]; bilateral Portuguese-German action FCT-DAAD; Andre Almeida
Organizational units:	Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Fakultät / Institut für Ernährungswissenschaft
Peer review:	Referiert
Publishing method:	Open Access