Instituto de Ciências Agrárias e Ambientais Mediterrânicas (ICAAM), Universidade de Évora, Évora, Portugal.
Molecules. 2011 Mar 25;16(4):2766-84. doi: 10.3390/molecules16042766.
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.
绵羊、牛和山羊是地中海地区具有重要经济意义的家养反刍动物。尽管它们在同一牧场范围内觅食，但它们摄入不同的植物和植物部分，因此单宁含量也不同。这表明它们具有根据动物对植物次生代谢物的耐受生理极限来检测和适应摄入的能力。本综述将详细介绍日粮单宁对采食行为的影响，以及口腔在这一过程中的作用，重点介绍这些反刍动物。唾液蛋白谱在口腔中对单宁的感知以及作为防御机制的作用也将进行讨论。
