Regulation of metabolic processes by nutritional factors in chicken
Absztrakt
The promotion and maintenance of metabolic health with optimal feed utilization is of
special importance in the broiler industry to ensure intensive and economic growth and
simultaneously to improve animal welfare, as these aspects determine the quality and quantity
of the endproducts. The restricted application of antibiotics and hormones in the European
Union turned the scientific and public interest towards the growth promoting beneficial effects
of alternative feed additives, especially the most commonly used short-chain fatty acid n-butyric
acid or its anion form n-butyrate (in the followings butyrate) in order to reach the above
mentioned goals.