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Influence of Secondary Compounds in Foraging on Mediterranean Rangelands

Goats were provided with Mediterranean shrubs containing tannin and/or saponin in order to determine whether ingestion of condensed tannins in conjunction with saponin resulted in reduced toxic effects, manifested as increased shrub intake. The objective of this study was to determine if goats consuming shrubs with different toxins (tannin + tannin or tannin + saponin) would ingest more shrubs foliage than goats consuming a shrubs with a single toxin (tannin). We used five Mediterranean shrubs that contain tannins and/or saponins in different combinations. Also we studied how different combinations of the Mediterranean shrubs, which containing different amount of nutrient, toxins and flavor influence foliage intake and show how plant biochemical/biological diversity influences shrub intake by goats.

shrubs; goats; tannin and saponin interaction

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