At Vetagro, being the gut health expert isn’t just about innovation—it’s about transforming knowledge into action. From enhancing digestive efficiency to promoting overall animal well-being, our work is designed to create healthier animals and more sustainable agricultural systems.
Since the beginning, Vetagro research has been rooted in science. Our laboratory journey began with rumen bypass mechanisms, for which we mastered microencapsulation technologies. This enabled us to deliver nutrients precisely where they are needed, first in ruminants and later expanding to monogastric species.
The biological laboratories focus on understanding the specific roles of bioactive compounds in improving intestinal health. We employ state-of-the-art technologies to investigate in depth how these compounds work:
• Microbiological tests to determine the antimicrobial action and the modulation of bacterial virulence.
• Microbiological tests to determine the antimicrobial action and the modulation of bacterial virulence.
• Microbiological tests to determine the antimicrobial action and the modulation of bacterial virulence.
• 2D and 3D Cell culture models to evaluate intestinal integrity under oxidative, inflammatory or bacterial challenges.
• Design of multifactorial studies to understand molecular mechanisms by complex models closer to the animal gastro-intestinal systems.
The technological laboratories are dedicated to the development and optimization of nutrients and active compounds delivery using Vetagro microencapsulation technologies. Here, we create the link between theoretical knowledge and our final solutions like no one else:
• Formulation engineering and industrial scale-up to design the final product and process.
• In vitro bioavailability studies to certificate/validate the slow-release action of our solutions
• Set up of analytical methods to detect bioactive ingredients and the stability of our products in all types of feed production.
Vetagro is more than a research leader; we are pioneers in gut health, shaping the future of animal nutrition with science, innovation, and a global perspective. Expertise alone is never enough—we believe in transforming knowledge into real-world solutions. Indeed, we actively collaborate with prestigious universities, independent research centers, and private laboratories worldwide. By bridging academic research with industry needs, we ensure our innovations are not only scientifically advanced but also practical, effective, and impactful. This is how we make sure that high-quality, cutting-edge studies and market clients needs are microencapsulated inside our products. As innovators in this field, we were the first to introduce the discussion of gut health in the scientific world of animal nutrition.
Lipid microencapsulation allows slow release of organic acids and natural identical flavors along the swine intestine
Piva et al. (2007). J. Anim. Sci., 85, 486-493
Impact of dietary organic acids and botanicals on intestinal integrity and inflammation in weaned pigs
Grilli et al. (2015). BMC Veterinary Research, 11, 96
Nature-Identical Compounds and Organic Acids Ameliorate and Prevent the Damages Induced by an Inflammatory Challenge in Caco-2 Cell Culture
Toschi et al. (2020). Molecules, 25, 4296
Isolation, culture, and characterization of chicken intestinal epithelial cells
Ghiselli et al. (2021). BMC Mol. Cell Biol., 22, 12-25
Establishment and characterization of an SV40 immortalized chicken intestinal epithelial cell line
Ghiselli et al. (2023). Poult. Sci., 102, 102821
Evaluating protective effects of botanicals under inflammation and oxidative stress in chicken apical-out enteroids
Ghiselli et al. (2021). BMC Mol. Cell Biol., 22, 12-25
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