Investigations on beneficial effects of saponins on rumen fermentation

Involved persons

• Prof. Dr. Klaus Becker

Publications in the course of the project

• Effect of saponins and plant extracts containing saponins on the recovery of ammonia during urea-ammoniation of wheat straw and fermentation kinetics of the treated straw
  1999: Makkar, H.P.S.; Aregheore, E.M.; Becker, K.
  
• Effects of fractions containing saponins from Yucca schidigera, Quillaja saponaria, and Acacia auriculoformis on rumen fermentation
  1998: Makkar, H.P.S.; Sen, S.; Blümmel, M.; Becker, K.
  
• The relationship between in vitro gas production, in vitro microbial biomass yield and N15 incorporation and its implications for the prediction of voluntary feed intake of roughages
  1997: Blümmel, M.; Steingass, H.; Becker, K.
  
• Effect of Quillaja saponins on in vitro rumen fermentation
  1996: Makkar, H.P.S.; Becker, K.