ADVERTORIAL FEED & ADDITIVE MAGAZINE March 2025 75 Particularly high-yielding and young animals, as well as fattening animals and those in stressful situations (like heat stress) benefit greatly from BetaTrace®. This innovative 2-in-1 solution meets the high requirements for these nutrients demanded by these animals. BetaTrace®’s perfect match provides optimal performance and health and excels in four key areas that prevent modern livestock farming in reaching higher productivity and well-being. BUILDING A BETTER BARRIER: GUT INTEGRITY A healthy gut is a barrier that prevents toxins and pathogens from entering the body. BetaTrace® promotes gut integrity and intestinal barrier function through the regeneration of damaged gut cells and the maintenance of the proteins that hold intestinal cells together. BetaTrace® helps maintain normal intestinal cell function during challenges like coccidia infections or diarrhea (Figure 3). IMMUNITY & REDUCING OXIDATIVE STRESS As an integral part of a functioning immune system, BetaTrace® helps to maintain the barrier function of the skin and gut intact by improving wound healing and protecting against cell damage. Additionally, suppressing the upregulation of inflammatory cytokines and preventing the excessive accumulation of homocysteine by BetaTrace® also helps to alleviate inflammatory processes. Under conditions of stress, the formation of reactive oxygen species overwhelms internal antioxidant defenses, leading to oxidative stress. BetaTrace® mitigates oxidative stress as a critical part of the Figure 3. The parts of a healthy intestine and a strong intestinal barrier
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