Supplementation with sodium butyrate improves growth and antioxidant function in dairy calves before weaning

Supplementation with sodium butyrate improves growth and antioxidant function in dairy calves before weaning

Abstract Background There is increasing research interest in using short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) including butyrate as potential alternatives to antibiotic growth promoters in animal production. This study was conducted to evaluate the effects of supplementation of sodium butyrate (SB) in liquid f...

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Main Authors: Wenhui Liu, A. La Teng Zhu La, Alexander Evans, Shengtao Gao, Zhongtang Yu, Dengpan Bu, Lu Ma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-01-01
Series:Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology
Subjects:
Antioxidant activity
Calf
Immune function
Sodium butyrate
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40104-020-00521-7

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s40104-020-00521-7

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