Partially defatted black soldier fly larva meal inclusion in piglet diets

The aim of this trial was to investigate the effects of different inclusion levels of a partially defatted black soldier fly (BSF, Hermetia illucens L.) larva meal on the growth performance, nutrient digestibility, blood profile, gut morphology and histological features of piglets. A total of 48 new...

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Autores: Biasato, Ilaria|||0000-0002-8855-4248, Renna, Manuela, Gai, Francesco|||0000-0003-1037-9483, Dabbou, Sihem|||0000-0002-3525-1614, Meneguz, Marco, Perona, Giovanni, Martinez, Silvia, Barroeta, Ana Cristina|||0000-0002-4748-2604, Bergagna, Stefania, Sardi, Luca, Capucchio, Maria Teresa|||0000-0002-1068-0551, Bressan, Enrico, Dama, Andrea, Schiavone, Achille|||0000-0002-8011-6999, Gasco, Laura|||0000-0002-1829-7936
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:España
Institución:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ddd.uab.cat:226373
Acceso en línea:https://ddd.uab.cat/record/226373
https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.1186/s40104-019-0325-x
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Hermetia illucens L
Histopathology
Insect meal
Performance
Weaning pigs
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Sumario:The aim of this trial was to investigate the effects of different inclusion levels of a partially defatted black soldier fly (BSF, Hermetia illucens L.) larva meal on the growth performance, nutrient digestibility, blood profile, gut morphology and histological features of piglets. A total of 48 newly weaned piglets were individually weighed (initial body weight (IBW): 6.1 ± 0.16 kg) and randomly allocated to 3 dietary treatments (4 boxes as replicates/treatment and 4 animals/box). BSF larva meal was included at increasing levels (0% [BSF0], 5% [BSF5] and 10% [BSF10]) in isonitrogenous and isoenergetic diets formulated for two feeding phases: I (from d 1 to d 23) and II (from d 24 to d 61). The weight gain (WG), average daily gain (ADG), average daily feed intake (ADFI) and feed conversion ratio (FCR) were calculated for each feeding phase and for the whole trial. The haematochemical parameters and nutrient digestibility of the piglets were also evaluated. A total of 3 piglets per box were slaughtered on d 61 and the slaughtered piglets were submitted to morphometric investigations and histopathological examinations. No overall significant differences were observed for growth performance (P.