Effect of Sodium Butyrate on Growth Performance of Dairy  Calves: An Overview

Authors

  • Anjali Arya Department of Livestock Production Management, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Kamdhenu University, Anand-388001 (Gujarat), India
  • Pravinchandra Mohan Lunagariya Livestock Research Station, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Kamdhenu University, Anand-388001 (Gujarat), India
  • Manojkumar Motibhai Trivedi Department of Livestock Production Management, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Kamdhenu University, Anand-388001 (Gujarat), India
  • Rakeshkumar Jayantilal Modi Department of Livestock Production Management, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Kamdhenu University, Anand-388001 (Gujarat), India
  • Yogeshkumar Gulabbhai Patel Department of Livestock Production Management, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Kamdhenu University, Anand-388001 (Gujarat), India
  • Kalpeshkumar Keshubhai Sorathiya Department of Animal Nutrition, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Kamdhenu University, Anand-388001 (Gujarat), India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.48165/ijvsbt.20.1.01

Keywords:

Butyrate, Dairy calves, Gastrointestinal tracT, Volatile fatty acids

Abstract

Butyrate, a Volatile Fatty Acids (VFAs) is produced by microbial fermentation of feed carbohydrates in the stomach and large intestine. Butyrate is the least prevalent of the three main VFAs produced in the gastrointestinal tract (acetate, propionate, and butyrate), however, has the most dynamic behaviour and functions in growing calves. It is essential for promoting the growth of the various rumen, abomasum, and intestinal epithelia. Dietary butyrate supplementation can help to further speed up the growth of the gastrointestinal tract (GIT). There is proof that adding Na-butyrate to liquid feed at a higher dose rate of 45 g per day improved growth performance, feed efficiency, and antioxidant activity in dairy calves. It has been frequently demonstrated that adding sodium butyrate to a liquid diet at a modest level (0.3 percent of DM) will enhance pre-weaned calves' growth, function, and GIT development and is also advisable due to a very strong, unpleasant smell. Future research should concentrate on how well Na-butyrate works to improve the growth performance of calves in Indian environments.  

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Arya, A., Lunagariya, P.M., Trivedi, M.M., Modi, R.J., Patel, Y.G., & Sorathiya, K.K. (2023). Effect of Sodium Butyrate on Growth Performance of Dairy  Calves: An Overview. Indian Journal of Veterinary Sciences and Biotechnology, 20(1), 1–6. https://doi.org/10.48165/ijvsbt.20.1.01
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