[HTML][HTML] Implications of butyrate and its derivatives for gut health and animal production

A Bedford, J Gong - Animal Nutrition, 2018 - Elsevier
Butyrate is produced by microbial fermentation in the large intestine of humans and animals.
It serves as not only a primary nutrient that provides energy to colonocytes, but also a …

[HTML][HTML] Current perspectives of the chicken gastrointestinal tract and its microbiome

D Borda-Molina, J Seifert, A Camarinha-Silva - … and structural biotechnology …, 2018 - Elsevier
The microbial communities inhabiting the gastrointestinal tract (GIT) of chickens are
essential for the gut homeostasis, the host metabolism and affect the animals' physiology …

Recent advances in the role of organic acids in poultry nutrition

SH Khan, J Iqbal - Journal of applied animal research, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
In recent years, there has been an increase in the use of organic acids as substitutes for
antibiotic growth promoters because of the fear of antibiotic resistance and the implications …

Effect of butyric acid on performance, gastrointestinal tract health and carcass characteristics in broiler chickens

AK Panda, SV Rama Rao, M Raju… - … Australasian Journal of …, 2009 - koreascience.kr
An experiment was conducted to study the effect of graded levels of butyric acid (butyrate)
on performance, gastrointestinal tract health and carcass characteristics in young broiler …

Sodium butyrate maintains growth performance by regulating the immune response in broiler chickens

WH Zhang, Y Jiang, QF Zhu, F Gao, SF Dai… - British poultry …, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
1. The experiment was conducted to investigate the effects of dietary sodium butyrate on the
growth performance and immune response of broiler chickens. In experiment 1, 240 1-d-old …

Sodium butyrate in chicken nutrition: the dynamics of performance, gut microbiota, gut morphology, and immunity

U Ahsan, Ö Cengiz, I Raza, E Kuter… - World's Poultry …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
The effect of sodium butyrate on various bodily parameters of broilers such as performance,
gut microflora, gut morphology, and immunity is reviewed in order to highlight its importance …

[HTML][HTML] Ameliorative avian gut environment and bird productivity through the application of safe antibiotics alternatives: a comprehensive review

HM Salem, AM Saad, SM Soliman, S Selim, WFA Mosa… - Poultry science, 2023 - Elsevier
The avian digestive tract is an important system for converting ingested food into the
nutrients their bodies need for maintenance, growth, and reproduction (meat, table eggs …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of Pediococcus acidilactici, mannan-oligosaccharide, butyric acid and their combination on growth performance and intestinal health in young broiler …

V Jazi, AD Foroozandeh, M Toghyani, B Dastar… - Poultry science, 2018 - Elsevier
This study compared the efficacy of Pediococcus acidilactici, mannan-oligosaccharide,
butyric acid, and their combination on growth performance and intestinal health in broiler …

Effect of sodium butyrate on intestinal health of poultry–a review

SS Elnesr, M Alagawany, HAM Elwan… - Annals of Animal …, 2020 - sciendo.com
♦ Corresponding author: dr. mahmoud. alagwany@ gmail. com abstract health of the
intestine is one of the main reasons that affects the bird's performance, and thus the …

[HTML][HTML] Diet structure, butyric acid, and fermentable carbohydrates influence growth performance, gut morphology, and cecal fermentation characteristics in broilers

SN Qaisrani, MM Van Krimpen, RP Kwakkel… - Poultry science, 2015 - Elsevier
An experiment with 288 male (Ross 308) 1-d-old broilers was conducted to test the
hypothesis that a coarse diet supplemented with butyric acid (BA) and fermentable …