Effects of alfalfa flavonoids extract on the microbial flora of dairy cow rumen
Introduction Flavonoids, in the form of aglycones and glycosides, are principal secondary metabolites of alfalfa.The structure of flavonoids comprises two aromatic rings connected by three carbon atoms, with a general formula C6-C3-C6 (Magiera S et.al., 2015).Previous studies have shown a broad range of biological activities for flavonoids, such as anti-inflammatory, antiproliferative activity against cancer cells, and antioxidant capacity (Lemmens KJA et.al., 2014).The rumen, possessing major cellulolytic bacterial populations, highly fibrolytic anaerobic fungi, and protozoa, is a classical host-microbe symbiotic system.The digestion of plant-based feedstuffs and subsequent conversion for energy requirements to the host ruminant are performed in the rumen (Ehsan O et.al., 2013).Therefore, the microbes in the rumen play an important role in the digestion and absorption of nutrients.The study reported here tests our hypothesis that alfalfa flavonoids extract could regulate the microbial community of the dairy cow rumen.
Q.B.Ma G.Q.Zhao J.S.Zhan K.Zhan
College of Animal Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009 China
国际会议
The 5h International Symposium on Dairy Cow Nutrition and Milk Quality(第五届“奶牛营养与牛奶质量国际研讨会)
北京
英文
288-289
2017-05-05（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）