o:1531 Advantages of Sodium Butyrate in Weaned Piglet Diet en The aim was to examine production performance, carcass characteristics, and intestinal histomorphology of weaned piglets (28-to 54-day-old) fed diet with 3 or 5 g of sodium butyrate per kg of diet (group II and III). Groups II and III had higher final live weight and total weight gain. The feed to gain ratio was the best in group I. The highest carcass yield was of group III. Significant differences (P<0.05) were observed in Escherischia coli counts in small intestine between control (I) and experimental groups (II and III), and in cecum between control (I) and experimental group II. There were significant differences (P<0.05) between all groups for the intestine length, intestine weight, and both height and width of the ileal villus. The highest villus height/crypt depth ratio of jejunum occurred in group II piglets, while the highest villus height/crypt depth ratio of ileum was in piglets from group III. The significant correlations were determined between amount of sodium butyrate and final live weight, intestinal length, intestinal weight, jejunal and ileal crypt depth, and ileal villus widths. Carcass characteristics, Intestinal histomorphology, Intestine length, Intestine weight, Piglet performance 1552099 10.5958/0974-181X.2022.00020.8 2023-04-04T09:37:10.458Z 44 yes 46 Jasna Đorđević Faculty of Veterinary Medicine - Belgrade Advantages of Sodium Butyrate in Weaned Piglet Diet Branislav Baltić Institute of Meat Hygiene and Technology Advantages of Sodium Butyrate in Weaned Piglet Diet person 0000-0002-3455-2909 Milica Glišić Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Belgrade Advantages of Sodium Butyrate in Weaned Piglet Diet person Marija Bošković Faculty of Veterinary medicine -Belgrade Advantages of Sodium Butyrate in Weaned Piglet Diet person Dragan Šefer Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University in Belgrade Advantages of Sodium Butyrate in Weaned Piglet Diet person Stamen Radulović Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University in Belgrade Advantages of Sodium Butyrate in Weaned Piglet Diet person A. Radovanović Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Belgrade Advantages of Sodium Butyrate in Weaned Piglet Diet person Dejan Perić Faculty of Veterinarinary Medicine Advantages of Sodium Butyrate in Weaned Piglet Diet person M. Peurača Faculty of Vetrinary Medicine - Belgrade Advantages of Sodium Butyrate in Weaned Piglet Diet person Radmila Marković Faculty of Veterinary Medicine - Belgrade Advantages of Sodium Butyrate in Weaned Piglet Diet person 2022 application/pdf 196657 https://unilib.phaidrabg.rs/o:1531 no yes 1 70 1552253 71A01 Animal Nutrition and Feed Technology 245-259 22 245 259 Izatnagar - 243 122, India Centre of Advanced Studies in Animal Nutrition, Indian Veterinary Research Institute