Partial Replacement of Soyabean Meal with Defatted Black Soldier Fly (<i>Hermetia illucens</i> L.) Larvae Meal Influences Blood Biochemistry and Modulate Oxidative Stress, but Not Growth Performance of Pigs
The production of soybean meal (SBM) can be linked to various issues related to the environment (e.g., deforestation, water waste, and transportation costs), and reducing its inclusion in pig diets by using alternative protein sources, such as insect meal, is an important challenge for nutritionists...
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| author | Gergana Yordanova Radka Dimitrova Nedeva Apostol Petrov Apostolov Stephen Charles Mansbridge Isobel Margaret Whiting Alexander Mackay Mackenzie Galina Dimitrova Nikolova Yanka Dimitrova Karamalakova Vasil Radoslavov Pirgozliev |
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| description | The production of soybean meal (SBM) can be linked to various issues related to the environment (e.g., deforestation, water waste, and transportation costs), and reducing its inclusion in pig diets by using alternative protein sources, such as insect meal, is an important challenge for nutritionists. This study aimed to compare the productive performance, dietary digestible energy (DE), nutrient digestibility, and some blood indices of growing Danube White pigs fed graded levels of Black Soldier fly (<i>Hermetia illucens</i> L.) larvae meal (BSFLM) at 0, 30, 60, 90, and 120 g/kg of diets, in replacement of SBM for 38 days, from 119 to 157 d old. Each diet was fed to eight pigs in individual boxes following randomization. Pigs grew according to breeders’ recommendations and did not have any clinical health problems. Replacing SBM did not change (<i>p</i> > 0.05) the pigs’ growth performance and DE, as only dietary fat digestibility increased in a linear fashion (<i>p</i> < 0.001), possibly due to the high BSFLM, i.e., the high-fat inclusion rate. There was a simultaneous rise in some oxidative damage indicators and an increase in antioxidant status, thus suggesting that further research involving longer feeding periods is needed to identify a potential time sequence of events. Overall, BSFLM is a promising ingredient in pig nutrition. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-01a6344f6dfa42818cdb01632fdd87dd2025-08-20T03:14:19ZengMDPI AGAnimals2076-26152025-04-01158107710.3390/ani15081077Partial Replacement of Soyabean Meal with Defatted Black Soldier Fly (<i>Hermetia illucens</i> L.) Larvae Meal Influences Blood Biochemistry and Modulate Oxidative Stress, but Not Growth Performance of PigsGergana Yordanova0Radka Dimitrova Nedeva1Apostol Petrov Apostolov2Stephen Charles Mansbridge3Isobel Margaret Whiting4Alexander Mackay Mackenzie5Galina Dimitrova Nikolova6Yanka Dimitrova Karamalakova7Vasil Radoslavov Pirgozliev8Agricultural Academy, Agricultural Institute, 9700 Shumen, BulgariaAgricultural Academy, Agricultural Institute, 9700 Shumen, BulgariaAgricultural Academy, Agricultural Institute, 9700 Shumen, BulgariaAnimal Science Research Centre, Agriculture and Environment Department, Harper Adams University, Newport, Shropshire TF10 8NB, UKAnimal Science Research Centre, Agriculture and Environment Department, Harper Adams University, Newport, Shropshire TF10 8NB, UKAnimal Science Research Centre, Agriculture and Environment Department, Harper Adams University, Newport, Shropshire TF10 8NB, UKSocial Medicine, Health Management and Disaster Medicine, Disaster Medicine, Medical Faculty, Trakia University, 11 Armeiska Str., 6000 Stara Zagora, BulgariaDepartment of Medical Chemistry and Biochemistry, Medical Faculty, Trakia University, 11 Armeiska Str., 6000 Stara Zagora, BulgariaAnimal Science Research Centre, Agriculture and Environment Department, Harper Adams University, Newport, Shropshire TF10 8NB, UKThe production of soybean meal (SBM) can be linked to various issues related to the environment (e.g., deforestation, water waste, and transportation costs), and reducing its inclusion in pig diets by using alternative protein sources, such as insect meal, is an important challenge for nutritionists. This study aimed to compare the productive performance, dietary digestible energy (DE), nutrient digestibility, and some blood indices of growing Danube White pigs fed graded levels of Black Soldier fly (<i>Hermetia illucens</i> L.) larvae meal (BSFLM) at 0, 30, 60, 90, and 120 g/kg of diets, in replacement of SBM for 38 days, from 119 to 157 d old. Each diet was fed to eight pigs in individual boxes following randomization. Pigs grew according to breeders’ recommendations and did not have any clinical health problems. Replacing SBM did not change (<i>p</i> > 0.05) the pigs’ growth performance and DE, as only dietary fat digestibility increased in a linear fashion (<i>p</i> < 0.001), possibly due to the high BSFLM, i.e., the high-fat inclusion rate. There was a simultaneous rise in some oxidative damage indicators and an increase in antioxidant status, thus suggesting that further research involving longer feeding periods is needed to identify a potential time sequence of events. Overall, BSFLM is a promising ingredient in pig nutrition.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/15/8/1077insect mealblack soldier flygrowing pigsgrowth performancedigestible energynutrient digestibility |
| spellingShingle | Gergana Yordanova Radka Dimitrova Nedeva Apostol Petrov Apostolov Stephen Charles Mansbridge Isobel Margaret Whiting Alexander Mackay Mackenzie Galina Dimitrova Nikolova Yanka Dimitrova Karamalakova Vasil Radoslavov Pirgozliev Partial Replacement of Soyabean Meal with Defatted Black Soldier Fly (<i>Hermetia illucens</i> L.) Larvae Meal Influences Blood Biochemistry and Modulate Oxidative Stress, but Not Growth Performance of Pigs Animals insect meal black soldier fly growing pigs growth performance digestible energy nutrient digestibility |
| title | Partial Replacement of Soyabean Meal with Defatted Black Soldier Fly (<i>Hermetia illucens</i> L.) Larvae Meal Influences Blood Biochemistry and Modulate Oxidative Stress, but Not Growth Performance of Pigs |
| title_full | Partial Replacement of Soyabean Meal with Defatted Black Soldier Fly (<i>Hermetia illucens</i> L.) Larvae Meal Influences Blood Biochemistry and Modulate Oxidative Stress, but Not Growth Performance of Pigs |
| title_fullStr | Partial Replacement of Soyabean Meal with Defatted Black Soldier Fly (<i>Hermetia illucens</i> L.) Larvae Meal Influences Blood Biochemistry and Modulate Oxidative Stress, but Not Growth Performance of Pigs |
| title_full_unstemmed | Partial Replacement of Soyabean Meal with Defatted Black Soldier Fly (<i>Hermetia illucens</i> L.) Larvae Meal Influences Blood Biochemistry and Modulate Oxidative Stress, but Not Growth Performance of Pigs |
| title_short | Partial Replacement of Soyabean Meal with Defatted Black Soldier Fly (<i>Hermetia illucens</i> L.) Larvae Meal Influences Blood Biochemistry and Modulate Oxidative Stress, but Not Growth Performance of Pigs |
| title_sort | partial replacement of soyabean meal with defatted black soldier fly i hermetia illucens i l larvae meal influences blood biochemistry and modulate oxidative stress but not growth performance of pigs |
| topic | insect meal black soldier fly growing pigs growth performance digestible energy nutrient digestibility |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/15/8/1077 |
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