Khosht‎, A., Adbdel Latif, H., El Sabry, M., Mekkawy, A. (2025). Effect of Supplementation of Black Soldier Fly Meal on ‎The Performance, Blood Constitutes, and Histological Features in Fayoumi Chicks. , 23(2), 1244-1261. doi: 10.32649/ajas.2025.189315
A. R. Khosht‎; H. Adbdel Latif; M. I. El Sabry; A. M. Mekkawy. "Effect of Supplementation of Black Soldier Fly Meal on ‎The Performance, Blood Constitutes, and Histological Features in Fayoumi Chicks". , 23, 2, 2025, 1244-1261. doi: 10.32649/ajas.2025.189315
Khosht‎, A., Adbdel Latif, H., El Sabry, M., Mekkawy, A. (2025). 'Effect of Supplementation of Black Soldier Fly Meal on ‎The Performance, Blood Constitutes, and Histological Features in Fayoumi Chicks', , 23(2), pp. 1244-1261. doi: 10.32649/ajas.2025.189315
Khosht‎, A., Adbdel Latif, H., El Sabry, M., Mekkawy, A. Effect of Supplementation of Black Soldier Fly Meal on ‎The Performance, Blood Constitutes, and Histological Features in Fayoumi Chicks. , 2025; 23(2): 1244-1261. doi: 10.32649/ajas.2025.189315

Effect of Supplementation of Black Soldier Fly Meal on ‎The Performance, Blood Constitutes, and Histological Features in Fayoumi Chicks

Anbar Journal of Agricultural Sciences
Volume 23, Issue 2, December 2025, Pages 1244-1261    PDF (2.2 M)
Document Type: Research Paper
DOI: 10.32649/ajas.2025.189315
Authors
A. R. Khosht‎1; H. Adbdel Latif2; M. I. El Sabry3; A. M. Mekkawy4
1Animal Production Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, Nady El-Sayied St., Dokki, Giza, Egypt
2Animal Production Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, Nady El-Sayied ‎St., Dokki, Giza, Egypt
3Department Of Animal Production, Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University, 12613, ‎Giza, Egypt
4Department of Cytology and Histology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt
Abstract
This study investigated the influence of long-term dietary supplementation of defatted black soldier fly larvae Hermetia illucens meal (DBSF-M) on the live performance, carcass%, edible giblets and lymphoid organs weight %, blood biochemicals and histological features of liver and lymphoid organs in a slow-growing chicken. One hundred- eighty chicks, aged one week, were divided into three groups (group/ 5 replicates) according to the dietary DBSF-M supplementation levels. The 1st group was fed a basal diet, which served as a control. The 2nd and 3rd groups were fed basal diets with 3 and 6 g DBSF-M / kg feed, respectively, for 10 weeks of age. Then, five chicks per treatment were sacrificed to obtain organs and blood samples. Both levels of DBSF-M supplementation reduced feed intake, increased body weight gain, and enhanced the feed conversion ratio of chicks. They also increased the thymus weight and reduced liver weight. In addition, they reduced triglycerides and AST levels and increased the anti-oxidant capacity level of treated chicks. The low dose of DBSF-M (3g/kg feed) did not affect the liver, or thymus while increasing the measures of the bursa; (medulla width, cortex thickness, and follicle width), and white pulp of spleens. Meanwhile, the high dose of DBSF-M (6 g/kg feed) negatively altered the structure of the examined tissues. ‎ Conclusively, 3 g BSF/ kg feed can be a sustainable feed additive for enhancing the feed conversion ratio and immune indices of the growing chicks
Keywords
Insect protein; Growth; Feed additive; Histomorphometry; Immunity
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