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Journal of Environmental Science and Technology

Year: 2015 | Volume: 8 | Issue: 3 | Page No.: 91-101
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Zafar Iqbal Khan

Kafeel Ahmad

Asma Zafar

Humayun Bashir

Abrar Hussain

Zile Huma

Hazoor Ahmad Shad

Muhammad Sher

Ghulam Hussain

Ijaz Rasool Noorka

Nudrat Aisha Akram

Muhammad Ashraf

Fahim Arshad

Irfan Mustafa

Vincenzo Tufarelli

Mariano Fracchiolla

Eugenio Cazzato

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Assessment of Poisonous and Anti-Nutritional Compounds in Wild Edible Forages Consumed by Ruminant Species

Zafar Iqbal Khan, Kafeel Ahmad, Asma Zafar, Humayun Bashir, Abrar Hussain, Zile Huma, Hazoor Ahmad Shad, Muhammad Sher, Ghulam Hussain, Ijaz Rasool Noorka, Nudrat Aisha Akram, Muhammad Ashraf, Fahim Arshad, Irfan Mustafa, Vincenzo Tufarelli, Mariano Fracchiolla and Eugenio Cazzato
The present study was conducted to evaluate the anti-nutritional composition of the wild plants of Soon Valley, Khushab, Pakistan. Anti-nutritional components posed a high risk to health for the ruminants. So it is very important to estimate the range of anti-nutritional compounds present in the wild plants which are used as forage by the ruminants of this area. Anti-nutritional compounds, such as terpenes, tannins, saponins, phytate, alkaloid, cyanide and oxalate were analyzed. Highest terpene contents (200.33%) were showed by Digitaria sanguinalis, Erigeron divergens showed maximum alkaloid contents (0.93%) while highest cyanide value was observed in Achnatherum hymenoides (0.57%). Excluding cyanide, all anti-nutritional components showed significant variation in all plant species. The values of anti-nutrients observed in the present study are below than the toxic levels. Bulk consumption of monotypic edible parts of plant during one meal may lead to nutritional and health problems. However, traditional methods help to lower down the anti-nutritionals and their respective risks. Similarly, wild edible plants can also be used to improve the living security and thus reduce the starvation due to the millennium development goals.
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Zafar Iqbal Khan, Kafeel Ahmad, Asma Zafar, Humayun Bashir, Abrar Hussain, Zile Huma, Hazoor Ahmad Shad, Muhammad Sher, Ghulam Hussain, Ijaz Rasool Noorka, Nudrat Aisha Akram, Muhammad Ashraf, Fahim Arshad, Irfan Mustafa, Vincenzo Tufarelli, Mariano Fracchiolla and Eugenio Cazzato, 2015. Assessment of Poisonous and Anti-Nutritional Compounds in Wild Edible Forages Consumed by Ruminant Species. Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 8: 91-101.

DOI: 10.3923/jest.2015.91.101

URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=jest.2015.91.101

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