Cassio Antônio Ficagna, Gabriela Miotto Galli, Emerson Zatti, Bruno Milhoreto Sponchiado, Bruno Giorgio de Oliveira Cecere, Guilherme L Deolindo, Lara Tarasconi, Vitor W Horn, Ricardo E Mendes, Bianca F Bissacotti, Maria Rosa Chitolina Schetinger, Marcel Manente Boiago, Aleksandro S da Silva
This study aimed to determine whether butyric acid glycerides can replace conventional growth promoters, favour intestinal health, and improve performance. A total of 420 birds were used, divided into four groups with seven repetitions per group ( n = 15), as follows: NC, negative control (no promoter); PC, positive control (basal diet + enramycin + salinomycin); MDT-BUT, a diet supplemented with mono-, di-, and triglycerides of butyric acid; TRI-BUT, a diet supplemented with tributyrin of butyric acid glycerides...
January 23, 2023: Archives of Animal Nutrition