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J Anim Sci Biotechnol. 2017 Jul 01;8:57. doi: 10.1186/s40104-017-0191-3. eCollection 2017.

Evaluation of the suitability of a partially defatted black soldier fly (.

Journal of animal science and biotechnology

M Renna, A Schiavone, F Gai, S Dabbou, C Lussiana, V Malfatto, M Prearo, M T Capucchio, I Biasato, E Biasibetti, M De Marco, A Brugiapaglia, I Zoccarato, L Gasco

Affiliations

  1. Department of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences, University of Torino, Largo P. Braccini 2, 10095 Grugliasco, TO Italy.
  2. Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Torino, Largo P. Braccini 2, 10095 Grugliasco, TO Italy.
  3. Institute of Science of Food Production, National Research Council, Largo P. Braccini 2, 10095 Grugliasco, TO Italy.
  4. Veterinary Medical Research Institute for Piedmont, Liguria and Aosta Valley, Via Bologna 148, 10154 Torino, Italy.

PMID: 28680591 PMCID: PMC5494141 DOI: 10.1186/s40104-017-0191-3

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Two trials were performed to evaluate a partially defatted

RESULTS: Survival, growth performance, condition factor, somatic indexes, and dorsal fillet physical quality parameters were not affected by diet. The highest dietary inclusion of HI larvae meal increased dry matter and ether extract contents of trout dorsal fillet. The use of HI larvae meal induced a decrease of valuable polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) even if differences were only reported at the highest level of HI inclusion. The insect meal worsened the lipids health indexes of the same muscle. Dietary inclusion of insect meal did not alter the villus height of the fish. No differences were found among treatments in relation to ADC of ether extract and gross energy, while ADC of dry matter and crude protein were higher in HI25 if compared to HI50.

CONCLUSIONS: The obtained results showed that a partially defatted HI larvae meal can be used as feed ingredient in trout diets up to 40% of inclusion level without impacting survival, growth performance, condition factor, somatic indexes, dorsal fillet physical quality parameters, and intestinal morphology of the fish. However, further investigations on specific feeding strategies and diet formulations are needed to limit the observed negative effects of the insect meal on the FA composition of dorsal muscle.

Keywords: Animal performance; Apparent digestibility coefficient; Carnivorous fish; Fatty acids; Fishmeal substitution; Insect meal

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