Dietary isobutyric acid supplementation improves intestinal mucosal barrier function and meat quality by regulating cecal microbiota and serum metabolites in weaned piglets

This study aimed to provide evidence for the effects of isobutyric acid on the intestinal mucosal barrier and gut microbiota in weaned piglets. In this study, 30 piglets were divided into two groups: one group was fed a standard diet (CON group), and the other group was fed a diet supplemented with...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Veterinary Science
Main Authors:	Binjie Wang, Junjie Hou, Yundong Cao, Haibo Wei, Kangle Sun, Xiang Ji, Xiaoran Chu, Yu Zhang, Sen Jiang, Linlin Shi, Ke Liu, Zhen Song, Fengyun Wen
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-05-01
Subjects:	isobutyric acid intestinal mucosal barrier function gut microbiota intramuscular fat serum metabolome weaned piglets
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fvets.2025.1565216/full