Tributyrin: Healthy gut, happy piglet

Butyric acid has been shown to be beneficial to gut health and enhances digestibility in piglets. As the compound is malodourous, there have been many initiatives to overcome this problem with coating. What about presenting it as tributyrin? By Geert Wielsma, Veterinary technical support manager, Perstorp The definition of a healthy piglet has changed over time. In the past, health was defined as ‘the absence of disease’. When talking about severe infectious diseases like