Productive performance and blood profiles of laying hens fed Hermetia illucens larvae meal as total replacement of soybean meal from 24 to 45 weeks of age

Poultry Science

Volumn 96, Issue 6, 2017, Pages 1783-1790

  Marono, S ^a   Loponte, R ^a   Lombardi, P ^a   Vassalotti, G ^a   Pero, M E ^a   Russo, F ^b   Gasco, L ^c   Parisi, G ^d   Piccolo, G ^a   Nizza, S ^a   Di Meo, C ^a   Attia, Y A ^e   Bovera, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b Freelance DVM   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^e KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Blood profile; Hermetia illucens larvae meal; Laying hen; Productive performance

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CHOLESTEROL; CREATININE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADMINISTRATION AND DOSAGE; ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; BLOOD; CHICKEN; DIET; DIPTERA; EGG LAYING; FEMALE; LARVA; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN INTAKE; VETERINARY;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; CALCIUM; CHICKENS; CHOLESTEROL; CREATININE; DIET; DIETARY PROTEINS; DIPTERA; FEMALE; LARVA; OVIPOSITION; TRIGLYCERIDES;

EID: 85018375583     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3382/ps/pew461     Document Type: Article

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