BUTYRATE GLYCERIDES LIPID METABOLISM AND LAYING

The present study investigated the impact of butyrate glycerides (BG) on lipid metabolism, intestinal morphology, and microbiota of laying hens. Four hundred and eighty 54-week-old Hy-line Brown laying hens were randomly selected and divided into five groups. The control group (ND) was fed a basal diet. Meanwhile, the remaining groups were given a basal supplemented with 0.5, 1, 2, and 4 g/kg of the product containing BG and were designated as BG-0.5, BG-1, BG-2, and BG-4 groups, respectively.