Effects of non-conventional feed (pittosporum undulatum) in bovine progesterone levels

Abstract

There are several advantages of using non-conventional feed in animal production, reducing the cost of food by using locally available resources. Hedychium gardnerianum and Pittosporum undulatum are invasive plants all over the world, being in the Azores supplied to livestock during periods of lack of food. As these plants produce secondary metabolites, including a diverse assortment of phytochemicals, with this study we understand that excess the consumption of Pittosporum undulatum affects negatively bovine reproductive performance.