Dietary inclusion of Tenebrio molitor L. frass affects nutrient digestibility, ruminal fermentation activities, blood metabolites, and milk performance in goats

Dietary inclusion of Tenebrio molitor L. frass affects nutrient digestibility, ruminal fermentation activities, blood metabolites, and milk performance in goats

This research aimed to evaluate the inclusion of mealworm frass (MF, from Tenebrio molitor L.) in the rations of dairy goats. The hypothesis was that adding MF may improve the utilization of protein. Twenty-four Damascus goats (body weight ∼ 48.2 ± 0.9 kg) of the third and fourth parity were divided...

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Main Authors: Hanan Hassanien, Magdy Abou El-Fadel, Mohamed El-Badawy, Youssef Phillip, Ahmed Hussein, Amany Khayyal, Mahmoud Elmenniawy, Heba A. El-Sanafawy, Mohamed A. Radwan, Germán Buendía Rodríguez, Maximilian Lackner, Abdelfattah Z.M. Salem
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2025-03-01
Series:Journal of Agriculture and Food Research
Subjects:
Blood parameters
Digestibility
Mealworm frass
Milk production
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666154325000985
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