Butyric acid derivates improve gastrointestinal health and prevent microbial infections and ailments in poultry, pigs, fishes, and ruminants (substitution of antibiotics).
Butyric acid is well known as the main source of energy for the epithelial cells of gut villi. It is naturally produced by intestinal flora to promote cellular metabolism, increase the secretion of digestive enzymes and water reabsorption.
Butyric acid (BA) is a short chain fatty acid that functions as a signaling molecule with multiple mode of action. Butyrates in the gut can be added to the feed (exogenous) or can be formed by microbial activity in the hind gut of healthy animals (endogenous). Exogenous BA improves gut health and feed utilization. The efficiency of added products strongly depends on the segment of the digestible tract where BA is released.
Encapsulation of organic acids offers the potential to control their subsequent release as they pass through the poultry GIT. Encapsulated butyric acid has the capability to improve digestion and absorption, reduce the infection of S. Enteritidis throughout the GIT and reduce stress-induced catabolism and oxidative injury of tissues of broilers.
