ReviewVeterinary sciences2023
A Review of Effect of Saponins on Ruminal Fermentation, Health and Performance of Ruminants.
Review in Veterinary sciences, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 36 papers.
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36 citing papers in PubMed, 60 citations in OpenAlex.
- Ruminal Fermentation, Methanogenic Archaeal Diversity, and Metabolomic Responses toMetabolites · 2026Article
- Bioactive Peptides from Andean Crops: Lactic Acid Bacteria Fermentation, Complementary Proteolysis, and Biological Activities.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Fenugreek seed meal as a partial replacement for soybean meal: Dose-dependent effects on in vitro rumen fermentation and greenhouse gas production.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Applications and Action Mechanisms ofAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2026Review
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- Managing Anti-Nutritional Factors in Plant-Based Feeds: Implications for Herbivore Nutrition and Production.Metabolites · 2026Review
- Evidence and Clinical Applications of Natural Products in Veterinary Medicine: A Systematic Review of Clinoptilolite, Ozone Therapy, Propolis, and Phytotherapy.Veterinary sciences · 2026Review
- Interactive Effects ofAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2026Article
- Potential of Natural Feed Additives in Reducing Gaseous Emissions and Environmental Footprint in Rabbit Housing Systems.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2026Article
- Evaluation ofVeterinary world · 2026Article
- Assessment of Moringa oleifera and Clitoria ternatea as non-conventional protein sources: chemical composition, greenhouse gas production, and rumen fermentation.Tropical animal health and production · 2026Article
- Phytochemicals in Ruminant Diets: Mechanistic Insights, Product Quality Enhancement, and Pathways to Sustainable Milk and Meat Production-Invited Review.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2026Review
- Date palm by-products, fish waste, andFrontiers in veterinary science · 2026Article
- Review: Shifts of rumen microbiota by feeding non-fibrous carbohydrates to improve cattle performance.Frontiers in microbiology · 2026Review
- Nano/microencapsulation of feed additives for ruminal microbiome modulation and enteric methane mitigation in ruminants: a critical review.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2026Review
- Effects of olive leaf extracts on nutrient digestibility, rumen fermentation, blood parameters, and antioxidant capacity in sheep: an in vitro and in vivo study.Tropical animal health and production · 2025Article
- Effects ofAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Article
- Chemotyping ofPlants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Optimizing Essential Oil Mixtures: Synergistic Effects on Cattle Rumen Fermentation and Methane Emission.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Article
- Mitigating enteric methane emissions: An overview of methanogenesis, inhibitors and future prospects.Animal nutrition (Zhongguo xu mu shou yi xue hui) · 2025Review
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Abstract
Saponins are steroid, or triterpene glycoside, compounds found in plants and plant products, mainly legumes. However, some plants containing saponins are toxic. Saponins have both positive and negative roles in animal nutrition. Saponins have been shown to act as membrane-permeabilizing, immunostimulant, hypocholesterolaemic, and defaunating agents in the rumen for the manipulation of ruminal fermentation. Moreover, it has been reported that saponins have impair protein digestion in the gut to interact with cholesterol in the cell membrane, cause cell rupture and selective ruminal protozoa elimination, thus improving N-use efficiency and resulting in a probable increase in ruminant animal performance.
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