Choosing the butyric acid of the future

For decades butyric acid has been used in the feed industry to improve gut health and animal performance. Several new generations have been introduced to improve the handling of the product and its performance since the first trials were done in the 80s (Figure 1). Today the market is dominated by well protected butyric acid. Feed producers working with these additives have no problems with smell issues and the effect of the additives on gut health and performance is better. The problem with co