ISSUE FOCUS 28 FEED & ADDITIVE MAGAZINE November 2023 THE IMPORTANCE OF EARLY AND ADEQUATE INTAKE: THE MAIN OBJECTIVE Feed intake is going to be the vanishing point where the main challenges that threaten the animal during its first two weeks of life converge and are especially limiting: • Quality of the 1-day-old chick(fasting time after hatching) • Low weight in the first week of life (closely linked to consumption) • High mortality (closely linked to intestinal permeability) DEVELOPMENT OF THE ENTERIC TRACT DURING THE FIRST TWO WEEKS OF LIFE In this regard, this feed intake before 10-14 days of life will be decisive for the development and maturation from the structural point of view of all the mechanisms involved in the maintenance of intestinal integrity, on which the future productive success of the animal will depend. Butirex C4 is a highly concentrated butyric acid, with an exclusive protection system, which makes it a functional nutrient that has an enormous impact on the development and maintenance of intestinal integrity. More importantly, as we shall see, it is an excellent stimulator of consumption in early feedstuffs. BUTIREX C4: INCREASING FEED INTAKE IN 0-14 DAY OLD CHICKEN Dr. Javier Sánchez Technical Commercial Coordinator Novation 2002 Dr. Beatriz Saldaña R&D Manager Novation 2002 Intestinal morphology (absorption and digestibility of nutrients) Development of the duodenum (1st week of life) Development of jejunum and ileum (2nd week of life) Tight junctions (rarely present until 10-14 days in ileum) Control of permeability Enzymatic maturation (increased pancreatic and intestinal secretions) Low chick lipase and amylase capacity
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