ESSENTIAL OILS + BUTYRATE: A COMPLEMENTARY STRATEGY FOR STRONGER INTESTINAL RESILIENCE

Abstract

Essential oils and butyrate act on different but connected layers of intestinal health: essential oils help manage microbial and inflammatory pressure, while butyrate supports epithelial function and barrier integrity. This paper reviews published evidence for the combination in poultry and swine and presents a commercial broiler evaluation of EMERALD + BUTYRON without antibiotic growth promoters, which reported a 1.79% higher final body weight at 35 days and a net return on additives of 5.83:1.