Review article

SOME BENEFICIAL EFFECTS OF LEGUME ANTINUTRITIVE SUBSTANCES

Dorota Jamroz ; Department of Animal Nutrition and Feed Quality, Wroclaw, University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Poland
Janusz Kubizna ; Department of Animal Nutrition and Feed Quality, Wroclaw, University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Poland

Abstract

Legume plants are important source of feed for large population of animals in the world. They are characterised by the high level of valuable mineral elements but first of all constitute an important protein source. Different parts of legume plants are also consumed by people and they are especially important in the areas where the consumption of animal protein, for different reasons, limited. Beside the good value as a food or feed, legumes are also a rich source of different harmful (or even toxic) substances. It should be also taken into consideration that seeds are the most noxious part of plants. The purpose of this presentation is to show that some potentially harmful substances included in legume plants can exert beneficial effects in animal nutrition.

Keywords

legume plants; antinutritive substances; chemical composition; cultivars

Hrčak ID:

26818

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/26818

Publication date:

25.1.2008.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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