Dietary Black Soldier Fly Larvae Meal and Its Impact on the Growth Performance and Gut Health of Broilers Under an Intestinal Challenge
The inclusion of 5% BSF larvae meal improved performance without impairing nutrient digestibility or intestinal histomorphology, while increasing cecal concentrations of butyric and acetic acids and promoting a beneficial lipid deposition.
Authors
- Norman F. Witt
- Yuri Katagiri Dalmoro
- Guilherme Librelotto de Godoy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6919-6011)
- Jessica Cristina Agilar
- Fernanda de Candido de Oliveira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7411-1713)
- Catarina Stefanello (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5940-6692)
- Glauco Anderson Raddatz
Institutions
- Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Metabolites
- Published
- 2025-05-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/metabo15060347
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Insect Utilization and Effects
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.34
Funders
- Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior
- Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico
- Universidade Federal de Santa Maria