<i>Tenebrio molitor</i> Larvae Meal Affects the Cecal Microbiota of Growing Pigs

<i>Tenebrio molitor</i> Larvae Meal Affects the Cecal Microbiota of Growing Pigs

The hypothesis tested was that dietary inclusion of insect meal (IM) causes an alteration in the cecal microbiota composition and its fermentation activity of growing pigs. Five-week-old male crossbred pigs were randomly assigned to three groups of 10 pigs each, and fed isonitrogenous diets either w...

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Main Authors: Sandra Meyer, Denise K. Gessner, Garima Maheshwari, Julia Röhrig, Theresa Friedhoff, Erika Most, Holger Zorn, Robert Ringseis, Klaus Eder
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-07-01
Series:Animals
Subjects:
bacteroidetes
chitin
fermentation
firmicutes
intestine
insect meal
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/10/7/1151

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