Effect of supplemental sodium butyrate on gastrointestinal tract measurements in sheep

An abstract of the study by Gorka et al determining the effect of sodium butyrate supplementation in the diet on reticulo-ruminal, omasal and abomasal digesta and tissue mass and small intestinal tissue mass and length, is discussed. Rams were allocated to the study and fed diet without (CTRL) or wi...

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Published in:Journal of animal science 2017-08, Vol.95, p.314
Main Authors: Górka, P, Śliwiński, B, Flaga, J, Barć, J, Olszewski, J, Godlewski, M M, Zabielski, R, Kowalski, Z M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Body weight
Dietary supplements
Digestive system
Feed additives
Gastrointestinal tract
Intestine
Ovis aries
Rams
Sheep
Sodium
Sodium butyrate
Tissues
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Summary:An abstract of the study by Gorka et al determining the effect of sodium butyrate supplementation in the diet on reticulo-ruminal, omasal and abomasal digesta and tissue mass and small intestinal tissue mass and length, is discussed. Rams were allocated to the study and fed diet without (CTRL) or with sodium butyrate and were allocated to the study in four blocks of 6, 4, 4 and 4 rams, within block paired by body weight (BW), and within pair randomly allocated to treatments. The results of the study suggest that supplemental sodium butyrate tended to increase reticulo-ruminal tissue mass and decreased omasal digesta mass but did not affect omasal and abomasal tissue mass, and small intestinal tissue mass and length in sheep.
ISSN:0021-8812
1525-3163
DOI:10.2527/asasann.2017.641