Abstract
The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of free and protected butyric acid, associated or not to replace antibiotic growth promoters on the performance, carbon turnover of intestinal mucosa, histomorphometry and small intestine lesion scores beyond count oocysts from feces of broilers challenged with Eimeria acervulina, E. maxima and E. tenella. For this, 1,200 male broiler chicks…