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Biological Functions and Mechanism of Butyrate and Its Application in Animal Production

  • LIU Ruigang ,
  • XIAO Yingping ,
  • CHEN Anguo
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  • College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China

Received date: 2012-12-03

  Online published: 2013-05-15

Abstract

This paper reviewed functions and mechanism of action of butyrate in intestinal health maintenance, immunomodulation, neuroprotection, and regulation of gene expression, and briefly introduced its application in animal production to provide references.

Cite this article

LIU Ruigang , XIAO Yingping , CHEN Anguo . Biological Functions and Mechanism of Butyrate and Its Application in Animal Production[J]. Chinese Journal of Animal Nutrition, 2013 , 25(6) : 1180 -1188 . DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1006-267x.2013.06.009

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