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The utilisation of a commercial polyethylene glycol preparation to ameliorate the influence of tannins on rumen environment

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 November 2021

M.B. Salawu ,
T. Acamovic ,
C.S. Stewart  and
F.D. DeB. Hovell
M.B. Salawu
Affiliation:
SAC, 581 King Street, Aberdeen AB9 1UD, Scotland, UK Aberdeen University, 581 King Street, Aberdeen AB9 1UD, Scotland, UK Rowett Research Institute, Bucksburn, Aberdeen AB2 9SB, Scotland, UK
T. Acamovic
Affiliation:
SAC, 581 King Street, Aberdeen AB9 1UD, Scotland, UK
C.S. Stewart
Affiliation:
Rowett Research Institute, Bucksburn, Aberdeen AB2 9SB, Scotland, UK
F.D. DeB. Hovell
Affiliation:
Aberdeen University, 581 King Street, Aberdeen AB9 1UD, Scotland, UK
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Quebracho (Loxopterygium loetzil) tannins (QT) are condensed tannins that reduce the digestibilities of nutrients in ruminants (Robbins, et al, 1991), probably by forming complexes with the dietary protein and carbohydrates and reducing microbial activities (Makkar, et al, 1988). Browse Plus (BP), a commercial preparation of polyethylene glycol (PEG) has recently been used to improve the nutritive value of tannin-containing browses. Trials on commercial farms in Zimbabwe have demonstrated that BP improved the nutritional performance of cattle fed high tannin diets (Anon., 1995). Some in vitro work tend to support these findings (Acamovic, et al, 1995). An experiment to study the effectiveness of BP in ameliorating the effects of QT on the rumen environment was conducted.

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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 1996 , March 1996 , pp. 131
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 1996

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