ButyProl is a 50-percent calcium butyrate in-feed product encapsulated by the Micropearl process, which allows targeted release of the short chain fatty acid along the small and large intestine.

 

Butical is 60-percent calcium butyrate and soluble, which means it can be included in calf milk replacers.

 

According to C&H Nutrition business development manager Dr Alan Reeve, both products offer UK feed producers opportunities to add value to existing monogastric and ruminant feed ranges.

 

Butyrate is an important nutrient source for epithelial cells in the intestine and supplies up to 70 percent of their total energy requirements, he said. The nutrient also inhibits coliform and clostridial bacteria, as well as stimulating water and mineral absorption – all of which can lead to enhanced animal performance.

 

ButyProl is suited to piglet and poultry diets, providing extra energy in the intestine to cope with stressful periods such as weaning or egg laying, he said.