The high butyric acid content of FRA Butyrin Ultra supports animal performance by improving intestinal development and integrity.
The health and integrity of the intestinal environment is key to optimize production performance. Butyric acid is well known to have a positive effect on intestinal development. However, butyric acid is quickly absorbed in the gastrointestinal tract and needs protection in order to be released in the small intestine to have its beneficial effect on gut development. Binding butyric acid to a glycerol backbone, forming tributyrin is a good solution to deliver high amounts of butyric acid at the intestinal level. Hence, villi growth and tight junction formation will be supported, enhancing intestinal health and development.
Tributyrin induces the formation of tight junctions, which improves the intestinal barrier function. This allows nutrients to be absorbed, while keeping toxins and pathogens in the lumen. Furthermore, tributyrin improves villi development, increasing the surface area for nutrient absorption.
As tributyrin consists of three molecules of butyric acid, it is highly concentrated in butyric acid. Tributyrin does not require coating to reach the small intestine which contributes to the high butyric acid content in the product. The natural action of lipase in the intestine will release the butyrate from glycerol, ensuring enteric delivery.
Tributyrin enhances gut development and integrity by delivering butyrate in the small intestine. Butyric acid serves as energy source for the epithelium cells and stimulates villi growth and recovery. It also strengthens the gut barrier function, limiting the risk of translocation of pathogens.
Hence, FRA Butyrin Ultra optimizes the intestinal environment and consequently improves animal performance.
Sustainable and efficient animal production is important in poultry husbandry. However, in commercial flocks, animals are subjected to multiple stress factors such as high stocking densities and suboptimal climate conditions which makes them highly susceptible for pathogens. This results in decreased growth performance, high mortality rates and a lower profitability. The use of antibiotics is restricted due to the increasing number of resistant bacteria and therefore other solutions must be found. A dietary feed supplement which supports intestinal health by stimulating intestinal development and tight junction formation, thereby improving poultry performance and production is of high interest.
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