Modern poultry production faces a range of challenges, from rising feed costs and variable feed ingredient quality to environmental stress and increasingly stringent regulations on antibiotic use. These conditions have driven growing interest in feed additives that can support animal performance, nutrient utilization, and production efficiency.

As an important feed additive, bile acids play a key role in the digestion, absorption, and metabolism of fats. Bile acids help emulsify dietary fats and support the activity of lipase enzymes, thereby facilitating micelle formation and improving the absorption of fats and fat-soluble nutrients. Beyond their role in digestion, bile acids are also involved in fat metabolism and act as signaling molecules that regulate the body’s metabolism. Collectively, these mechanisms improve the utilization of energy and fat-soluble nutrients from feed, thereby supporting better production performance.

By improving fat utilization, Runeon bile acids can help reduce abdominal fat accumulation, improve the feed conversion ratio (FCR) by 0.03–0.05, and increase body weight gain by 5–10% in broiler chickens. Runeon supplementation has also been reported to increase the eviscerated carcass yield by 5%.

Bile acid supplementation also supports normal bile secretion and liver function. This is particularly important for preventing fat accumulation in the liver and helping manage Fatty Liver Hemorrhagic Syndrome (FLHS), which can cause mortality in high-producing laying hens. The use of Runeon bile acids has been reported to reduce mortality rates in laying hens and breeder chickens. In addition, bile acid supplementation can help alleviate the liver’s workload resulting from variations in feed ingredient quality and various other stress factors.

In conclusion, bile acids are a valuable feed additive for supporting nutrient utilization, liver health, and production efficiency, ultimately contributing to farm profitability. The use of bile acids in poultry production can serve as one strategy to help the industry address its evolving challenges.