Impact of partially defatted black soldier fly larvae meal on coccidia-infected chickens: effects on growth performance, intestinal health, and cecal short-chain fatty acid concentrations
Increasing pBSFLM supplementation, particularly at 12%, adversely affected growth, ileal morphology, cecal acetate production, and downregulated key cytokine expression in response to coccidia infection.
Authors
- O. Adeola (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2737-7679)
- Kolapo M. Ajuwon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5523-7457)
- Jing Yuan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-6005-3867)
Institutions
- Purdue University West Lafayette (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology/Journal of animal science and biotechnology
- Published
- 2025-02-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s40104-025-01167-z
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Insect Utilization and Effects
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 8.36