ORIGINAL PAPER
Implementation of a metabolizable energy regression model
for black soldier fly larvae fat in broiler chicken diets:
effect on growth performance, nutrient digestibility,
and selected physiological indices
1
Poznań University of Life Sciences, Department of Animal Nutrition, Wołyńska 33, 60-637 Poznań, Poland
2
Poznań University of Life Sciences, Department of Animal Breeding and Product Quality Assessment, Złotniki, Słoneczna 1, 62-002 Suchy Las, Poland
3
Poznań University of Life Sciences, Department of Zoology, Laboratory of Inland Fisheries and Aquaculture, Wojska Polskiego 71c, 60-625 Poznań, Poland
4
Poznań University of Life Sciences, Department of Animal Physiology, Biochemistry and Biostructure, Wołyńska 35, 60-637 Poznań, Poland
5
Poznań University of Life Sciences, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Wood Technology, Wojska Polskiego 75, 60-625 Poznań, Poland
Publication date: 2024-05-20
Corresponding author
B. Kierończyk
Poznań University of Life Sciences, Department of Animal Nutrition, Wołyńska 33, 60-637 Poznań, Poland
Poznań University of Life Sciences, Department of Animal Nutrition, Wołyńska 33, 60-637 Poznań, Poland
D. Józefiak
Poznań University of Life Sciences, Department of Animal Nutrition, Wołyńska 33, 60-637 Poznań, Poland
Poznań University of Life Sciences, Department of Animal Nutrition, Wołyńska 33, 60-637 Poznań, Poland
KEYWORDS
TOPICS
fatty acids profilefeed materialsgastrointestinal track and digestiongrowthimmunologyinsectsnutritionpoultryphysiology
ABSTRACT
This study aimed to evaluate the validity of estimated apparent
metabolizable energy (AME) regression models for Hermetia illucens (HI)
larval fat in broiler chicken diets during various feeding periods. Additionally,
it investigated the effects of HI larval fat on selected serum biochemical,
immunological, and humoral indices. The experiment involved 300 7-day-old
male Ross 308 chicks assigned to two dietary groups (15 replicate pens). The
trial lasted 28 days and the following treatments were applied: a basal diet
enriched with soybean oil (SO) or larval fat (HI) as the sole source of dietary
fat energy, respectively. To obtain an equal energy value of both diets, the
AME values for SO and HI were set as follow: 34.2 and 37.54 MJ/kg (7–14
days), 38.4 and 37.72 MJ/kg (15–28 days), and 37.1 and 37.70 MJ/kg (29–35
days), respectively. No differences in body weight gain, feed intake, or feed
conversion ratio were observed between the treatments. However, increased
coeffi cients of apparent ileal digestibility (CAID) of crude protein and apparent
ileal digestible energy (AIDE), with elevated lipase activity, were recorded in the
HI treatment. The inclusion of insect fat led to reduced serum immunoglobulin
G and thyroxine (T4) concentrations. Moreover, the HI group showed
a decreasing trend in aspartate aminotransferase, free T4, and interleukin
6 levels. In conclusion, the regression models for HI larval fat used
in broiler diets proved to be effective. Additionally, insect fat demonstrated
superiority over SO in promoting favourable CAID of crude protein and AIDE.
Furthermore, HI may contribute to improved liver function and immune status
of birds, as well as affect thyroid hormone metabolism.
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
The Authors declare that there is no conflict of
interest.
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