Open AccessTanenler ve Hayvan Besleme Üzerine Etkileri
Author(s) -
Esin Ünver,
Aylin Okur,
Emre Tahtabiçen,
Burak Kara,
Hasan Ersin Şamlı
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
türk tarım - gıda bilim ve teknoloji dergisi
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2148-127X
DOI - 10.24925/turjaf.v2i6.263-267.125
Subject(s) - proanthocyanidin , ruminant , animal nutrition , biology , tannin , food science , polyphenol , biochemistry , agronomy , antioxidant , crop
Tannins are phenolic metabolites, which naturally produced by plants. They can defend plants against pathogen microorganisms and viruses. According to animal nutrition, tannins have both adverse and beneficial effects depending on animal species, physiological state of the animal, structure and concentration of the tannins. The objective of this study was to review the literature about tannins, their effects and usage of tannins in animal nutrition.