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Some prominent well documented bioactivities of saponins are bloat production, photosensitization, reduction in palatability and feed intake, and haemolytic, piscicidal, insecticidal, molluscicidal, membranolytic, ammonia-binding, hypocholesterolemic, anti-carcinogenic, immune stimulating, antifungal, antibacterial and anti-viral properties. This paper presents effects of saponins from Yucca schidigera, Quillaja saponaria, and Acacia auriculoformis on:
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Partitioning of nutrients in the rumen.
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Protein degradability.
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Rumen ammonia level and protozoal count.
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Growth of Escherichia coli.
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Growth of lambs.
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Urea-ammoniation of straw.
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Fish (carp) mortality and molluscicidal activity.
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Makkar, H.P.S., Becker, K. (2000). Beneficial Effects of Saponins on Animal Production. In: Oleszek, W., Marston, A. (eds) Saponins in Food, Feedstuffs and Medicinal Plants. Proceedings of the Phythochemical Society of Europe, vol 45. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-9339-7_28
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