“Less feed and better results”
![In trials, poultry diets supplemented with tributyrin gave an improved FCR, with 2% less feed required to realise the same daily growth.<br />[Photo: Bart Nijs]](https://live.poultryworld.net/app/uploads/2021/04/001_746_rb-image-2801433-848x565.jpeg)
[Photo: Bart Nijs]
Good growth and production in poultry and other animals depend upon good digestion. The digestive system needs proper care to ensure top performance. Supplementing the diets of birds with butyrate – a fatty acid derived from butyric acid – has many proven benefits in gut health. The animal gut is the biological ‘engine’ of the digestive system that provides the power for development, growth and performance. As in other animal species, the avian gut is a complex and delicate system, with
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