Use of protected forms of sodium butyrate benefit the development and intestinal health of Nile tilapia during the sexual reversion period

The aim of the present study was to verify the effect of sodium butyrate in protected and unprotected forms at two different concentrations of diet inclusion (0.25% or 0.5%) on the digestive enzyme's activity, integrity and structure of the intestinal tract and liver, in juveniles of Oreochromis niloticus, during the period of sexual reversion. In the experimental period, 3150 newly hatched post-larvae were randomly distributed in 21...