Growth performance, meat quality, cecal microbiota and metabolomics profile of turkeys fed diets containing black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) meal
Abstract A trial was conceived to evaluate the effects of the dietary inclusion of defatted BSF larvae meal on growth performance, breast meat quality traits, cecal microbiota composition and metabolomics profile of turkeys. A total of 1512 female turkeys (B.U.T. 6) were divided into two groups (9 r...
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| author | Marco Zampiga Alessandra De Cesare Luca Laghi Francesca Soglia Valentina Indio Christophe Trespeuch Elisa Benini Jonathan Dayan Massimiliano Petracci Federico Sirri |
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| description | Abstract A trial was conceived to evaluate the effects of the dietary inclusion of defatted BSF larvae meal on growth performance, breast meat quality traits, cecal microbiota composition and metabolomics profile of turkeys. A total of 1512 female turkeys (B.U.T. 6) were divided into two groups (9 replicate pens) fed either a basal diet (CON group) or CON diet with 5% BSF meal from 65 days to slaughtering (105 days; INS group). The administration of BSF meal improved final body weight (10.17 vs. 10.06 kg/bird, respectively for INS and CON; P = 0.04) as well as daily weight gain and feed conversion ratio in the rearing cycle (96.22 vs. 95.23 g/bird/day and 2.127 vs. 2.141, respectively; P = 0.03). Breast meat quality traits and cecal microbiota were only slightly affected by the treatment. The cecal concentration of tyramine was significantly lower in INS turkeys, which showed higher levels of glucose and malonate (P = 0.03). The use of BSF meal tended (0.05 < P < 0.10) to increase the cecal content of isoleucine, betaine and butyrate, and to reduce the amount of 3-phenylpropionate. Overall, the dietary inclusion of 5% BSF meal from 65 to 105 days improved the growth performances of female turkeys mainly through the modulation of the gut metabolomics profile. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-d3e65aab949441748ce3e3b3c2aa55682025-08-20T03:45:19ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222025-07-0115111210.1038/s41598-025-05624-7Growth performance, meat quality, cecal microbiota and metabolomics profile of turkeys fed diets containing black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) mealMarco Zampiga0Alessandra De Cesare1Luca Laghi2Francesca Soglia3Valentina Indio4Christophe Trespeuch5Elisa Benini6Jonathan Dayan7Massimiliano Petracci8Federico Sirri9Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum – University of BolognaDepartment of Veterinary Medical Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum – University of BolognaDepartment of Agricultural and Food Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum – University of BolognaDepartment of Agricultural and Food Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum – University of BolognaDepartment of Veterinary Medical Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum – University of BolognaMutatecDepartment of Veterinary Medical Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum – University of BolognaDepartment of Agricultural and Food Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum – University of BolognaDepartment of Agricultural and Food Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum – University of BolognaDepartment of Agricultural and Food Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum – University of BolognaAbstract A trial was conceived to evaluate the effects of the dietary inclusion of defatted BSF larvae meal on growth performance, breast meat quality traits, cecal microbiota composition and metabolomics profile of turkeys. A total of 1512 female turkeys (B.U.T. 6) were divided into two groups (9 replicate pens) fed either a basal diet (CON group) or CON diet with 5% BSF meal from 65 days to slaughtering (105 days; INS group). The administration of BSF meal improved final body weight (10.17 vs. 10.06 kg/bird, respectively for INS and CON; P = 0.04) as well as daily weight gain and feed conversion ratio in the rearing cycle (96.22 vs. 95.23 g/bird/day and 2.127 vs. 2.141, respectively; P = 0.03). Breast meat quality traits and cecal microbiota were only slightly affected by the treatment. The cecal concentration of tyramine was significantly lower in INS turkeys, which showed higher levels of glucose and malonate (P = 0.03). The use of BSF meal tended (0.05 < P < 0.10) to increase the cecal content of isoleucine, betaine and butyrate, and to reduce the amount of 3-phenylpropionate. Overall, the dietary inclusion of 5% BSF meal from 65 to 105 days improved the growth performances of female turkeys mainly through the modulation of the gut metabolomics profile.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-05624-7PoultryNutritionInsect mealProductivityMeat qualityGastrointestinal tract |
| spellingShingle | Marco Zampiga Alessandra De Cesare Luca Laghi Francesca Soglia Valentina Indio Christophe Trespeuch Elisa Benini Jonathan Dayan Massimiliano Petracci Federico Sirri Growth performance, meat quality, cecal microbiota and metabolomics profile of turkeys fed diets containing black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) meal Scientific Reports Poultry Nutrition Insect meal Productivity Meat quality Gastrointestinal tract |
| title | Growth performance, meat quality, cecal microbiota and metabolomics profile of turkeys fed diets containing black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) meal |
| title_full | Growth performance, meat quality, cecal microbiota and metabolomics profile of turkeys fed diets containing black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) meal |
| title_fullStr | Growth performance, meat quality, cecal microbiota and metabolomics profile of turkeys fed diets containing black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) meal |
| title_full_unstemmed | Growth performance, meat quality, cecal microbiota and metabolomics profile of turkeys fed diets containing black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) meal |
| title_short | Growth performance, meat quality, cecal microbiota and metabolomics profile of turkeys fed diets containing black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) meal |
| title_sort | growth performance meat quality cecal microbiota and metabolomics profile of turkeys fed diets containing black soldier fly hermetia illucens meal |
| topic | Poultry Nutrition Insect meal Productivity Meat quality Gastrointestinal tract |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-05624-7 |
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