Implications of butyrate and its derivatives for gut health and animal production

• Published in: Animal Nutrition Vol. 4; no. 2; pp. 151 - 159
• Main Authors: Bedford, Andrea, Gong, Joshua
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: China Elsevier B.V 01.06.2018; KeAi Publishing; KeAi Communications Co., Ltd
• Subjects: acylglycerols; animal nutrition; Animal Nutrition is indebted to Dr. Chengbo Yang of the University of Manitoba and Dr. Joshua Gong of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada for their skills and dedication in organising and editing the paper; Animal production; Antibiotic alternatives; antibiotics; biomedical research; Butyrate; Butyrins; carcass composition; cell differentiation; diarrhea; energy; enteropathogens; fermentation; gene expression; growth performance; Gut health; humans; immunomodulation; inflammation; intestinal microorganisms; large intestine; medicine; Nutrition; odors; oxidative stress; sodium butyrate; young animals; Butyrins; Animal production; Nutrition; Butyrate; Antibiotic alternatives; Gut health

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 cellular mediator regulating multiple functions of gut cells and beyond, including gene expression, cell differentiati...