Use of dietary frass from black soldier fly larvae, Hermetia illucens, in hybrid tilapia (Nile x Mozambique, Oreocromis niloticus x O. mozambique) diets improves growth and resistance to bacterial diseases

Frass, a by-product of the larval meal industry, is heterogeneous and includes larval excrement, exoskeleton sheds and residual feed ingredients along with abundant nutrients, chitin and beneficial microbes. The present study was performed to evaluate the changes in growth, feed utilization, body co...

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Published in:	Aquaculture Reports
Main Authors:	Mediha Yildirim-Aksoy, Rashida Eljack, Cole Schrimsher, Benjamin H. Beck
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2020-07-01
Subjects:	Insect larvae frass alternative feeds ingredient tilapia complement activity Streptococcus iniae Flavobacterium columnare
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S235251342030020X