Protected sodium butyrate to fight Salmonella

Prevention of Salmonella in the ?livestock chain benefits both animal and human health. The use of sodium butyrate has been shown to be an effective tool to reduce the ?colonisation and excretion of this pathogen in fattening pigs. Salmonella spp. cause tens of millions of infections in humans, and several hundred thousand deaths per year, which makes it the most common foodborne disease (WHO). Pig meat is considered the second most important source of these salmonellosis cases in industrialise