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https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-67-247-2024
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the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Partial replacement of soybean meal with Musca domestica larvae meal in broiler diets: implications for growth performance, nutrient utilization, hemato-biochemical profile and organoleptic characteristics
Momin Khan
Department of Poultry Science, Faculty of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Sciences, The University of Agriculture, Peshawar, Pakistan
Naila Chand
Department of Poultry Science, Faculty of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Sciences, The University of Agriculture, Peshawar, Pakistan
Sarzamin Khan
Department of Poultry Science, Faculty of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Sciences, The University of Agriculture, Peshawar, Pakistan
Shabana Naz
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Zoology, Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan
Abdulwahed Fahad Alrefaei
Department of Zoology, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
Ananthanarayanan Chandrasekaran
Department of Physics, Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering, Kalavakkam-603110, Tamil Nadu, India
Rifat Ullah Khan
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
College of Veterinary Sciences, Faculty of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Sciences, The University of Agriculture, Peshawar 25000, Pakistan
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A total of 1000 Ross-308 broilers were evenly divided into four groups. One group served as a control and was fed a basal diet, while three experimental groups were given diets with soybean replacement at 10%, 20% and 30%. The results indicated that there were no significant differences in growth performance, nutrient digestibility, hematology, serum metabolites and organoleptic characteristics. Consequently, it can be concluded that maggot meal can be included in the broiler diet up to 30%.
A total of 1000 Ross-308 broilers were evenly divided into four groups. One group served as a...