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Lobon, SandraAuthorBlanco, MireiaAuthorCasasus, IsabelAuthorJoy, MargalidaCorresponding Author

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June 17, 2025
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Relationship between sainfoin proanthocyanidins and in vitro fermentation depending on time of harvest and level of inclusion in the diet

Publicated to: Animal Feed Science And Technology. 326 116383- - 2025-08-01 326(), DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2025.116383

Authors:

Baila, Claudia; Lobon, Sandra; Blanco, Mireia; Casasus, Isabel; Joy, Margalida
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Affiliations

Ctr Invest & Tecnol Agroalimentaria Aragon CITA, Dept Ciencia Anim, Avda Montanana 930, Zaragoza 50059, Spain - Author
Univ Zaragoza, Inst Agroalimentario Aragon IA2, CITA, Zaragoza, Spain - Author

Abstract

The aim of the current study was to evaluate the effect of the presence of active proanthocyanidins (PAC) from sainfoin, either fresh or dehydrated included in the finishing concentrate of lambs, on in vitro ruminal fermentation parameters, by including polyethylene glycol to block PAC. Total gas and methane productions, ammonia (NH3-N), and volatile fatty acids (VFA) were analyzed in fresh and in dehydrated sainfoin included in concentrates for finishing lambs at different rates (0 %, 20 % and 40 %), and ruminal biohydrogenation (BH) only in the latter. Under the conditions of the present in vitro study, active PAC from fresh and dehydrated sainfoin reduced the production of gas and methane (P < 0.01), with no effect on total VFA (P > 0.05). The presence of active PAC reduced NH3-N content in fresh sainfoin (P < 0.01), whereas the lower PAC contents in concentrates including dehydrated sainfoin only elicited a tendency (P = 0.06). The presence of sainfoin PAC in the concentrate decreased the BH extent and promoted the trans-11 BH pathway (P < 0.05). The inclusion of sainfoin in the diet of lambs produced a nonlinear effect concerning gas production, with a decrease only when dehydrated sainfoin was included in the concentrate at 20 %. In contrast, a reduction in methane production was only obtained with a 40 % sainfoin addition. The inclusion of dehydrated sainfoin in the concentrate decreased the ruminal percentage of branched-chain fatty acids (FA; P < 0.01) and increased most of the trans-monounsaturated FA, C18:3 n-3, and BH intermediates (P < 0.05).
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Keywords

BacteriCondensed tanninsEcología microbianaFatty acidsFatty-acid-compositionGas productionLotus-corniculatusMicrobiomasMilkNutritional qualityOnobrychis viciifoliaOnobrychis-viciifoliaOvejaPolyethylene glycolReproducción animalRumen biohydrogenationRuminal biohydrogenatioRuminal biohydrogenationRuminal fermentationSecuenciación de alto rendimientoSheepTransZero hunger

Quality index

Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Animal Feed Science And Technology due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency WoS (JCR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2025, it was in position 15/86, thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science.

Independientemente del impacto esperado determinado por el canal de difusión, es importante destacar el impacto real observado de la propia aportación.

Según las diferentes agencias de indexación, el número de citas acumuladas por esta publicación hasta la fecha 2026-02-09:

  • Scopus: 1
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Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2026-02-09:

  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 3 (PlumX).

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

Continuing with the social impact of the work, it is important to emphasize that, due to its content, it can be assigned to the area of interest of ODS 2 - Zero hunger, with a probability of 73% according to the mBERT algorithm developed by Aurora University.
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Leadership analysis of institutional authors

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (Baila, Clàudia) and Last Author (Joy Torrens, Margalida).

the author responsible for correspondence tasks has been Joy Torrens, Margalida.

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Project objectives

Los objetivos perseguidos en esta aportación fueron: evaluar el efecto de los proantocianidinas (PAC) activas del esparceta, fresca o deshidratada, incluidas en el concentrado de corderos, sobre parámetros de fermentación ruminal in vitro; analizar la producción de gas total, metano, amoníaco (NH3-N) y ácidos grasos volátiles (VFA) en función del nivel de inclusión (0 %, 20 % y 40 %); determinar el impacto de los PAC en la biohidrogenación ruminal, especialmente en concentrados con esparceta deshidratada; caracterizar la influencia de los PAC en la reducción de gas y metano y en la modulación de los ácidos grasos, incluyendo la promoción de la vía trans-11 de biohidrogenación; y evaluar los efectos no lineales de la inclusión de esparceta en la dieta sobre la fermentación ruminal.
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Most relevant results

Los resultados obtenidos evidencian el impacto de los proantocianidinas (PAC) activos del sainfoin fresco y deshidratado en la fermentación ruminal in vitro. En primer lugar, los PAC redujeron significativamente la producción total de gas y metano (P < 0.01), sin afectar los ácidos grasos volátiles totales (P > 0.05). En segundo lugar, el contenido de amoníaco (NH3-N) disminuyó significativamente en el sainfoin fresco (P < 0.01), mientras que en el deshidratado se observó una tendencia (P = 0.06). Además, la presencia de PAC redujo la biohidrogenación (BH) y favoreció la vía trans-11 BH (P < 0.05). Finalmente, la inclusión de sainfoin deshidratado al 20 % disminuyó la producción de gas, y al 40 % redujo la producción de metano, además de modificar la composición de ácidos grasos ruminal
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Awards linked to the item

Funding sources This work was supported by the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness under Grant RTA2017-00008-C02-01; the Government of Aragon by the Grant Research Group Funds (Group A25_23R) ; and the AEI by the pre-doctoral grant PRE2018-086670.
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