Effect of dietary supplementation with insect fats on growth performance, digestive efficiency and health of rabbits

Abstract Background The present work aimed at evaluating the effect of the dietary replacement of soybean oil (S) by two types of insect fats extracted from black soldier fly larvae (H, Hermetia illucens L.) and yellow mealworm larvae (T, Tenebrio molitor L.) on growth performance, nutrient digestib...

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Main Authors: Laura Gasco, Sihem Dabbou, Angela Trocino, Gerolamo Xiccato, Maria Teresa Capucchio, Ilaria Biasato, Daniela Dezzutto, Marco Birolo, Marco Meneguz, Achille Schiavone, Francesco Gai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-01-01
Series:Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40104-018-0309-2