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Molecules 2011, 16(4), 2766-2784; doi:10.3390/molecules16042766

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The Effect of Tannins on Mediterranean Ruminant Ingestive Behavior: The Role of the Oral Cavity

Elsa Lamy ^1,2,* , Harshadrai Rawel ³ , Florian J. Schweigert ³ , Fernando Capela e Silva ^1,4 , Ana Ferreira ¹ , Ana Rodrigues Costa ^1,5 , Célia Antunes ^1,5,6 , André Martinho Almeida ^7,8 , Ana Varela Coelho ^5,8  and Elvira Sales-Baptista ^1,9

¹ Instituto de Ciências Agrárias e Ambientais Mediterrânicas (ICAAM), Universidade de Évora, Évora, Portugal ² Escola Superior de Hotelaria e Turismo do Estoril (ESHTE), Estoril, Portugal ³ Institute of Nutritional Science, University of Potsdam, Nuthetal (OT Bergholz-Rehbrücke), Germany ⁴ Departamento de Biologia, Universidade de Évora, Évora, Portugal ⁵ Departamento de Química, Universidade de Évora, Évora, Portugal ⁶ Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular (CNBC), Universidade de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal ⁷ Instituto de Investigação Científica Tropical (IICT) & CIISA – Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação em Sanidade Animal. CVZ - Centro de Veterinária e Zootecnia, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Lisboa, Portugal ⁸ Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica/Universidade Nova de Lisboa (ITQB/UNL), Oeiras, Portugal ⁹ Departamento de Zootecnia, Universidade de Évora, Évora, Portugal

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Received: 21 January 2011; in revised form: 10 March 2011 / Accepted: 22 March 2011 / Published: 25 March 2011

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Abstract: 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.

Keywords: polyphenols; diet selection; ruminants; salivary proteins; tannin-protein interaction

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