relation: https://orgprints.org/id/eprint/44445/
title: Blood chemistry of medium-growing male and female chickens  supplemented black soldier fly live larvae
creator: Bongiorno, Valentina
creator: Gariglio, Marta
creator: Zambotto, Valeria
creator: Cappone, Eleonora Erika
creator: Biasato, Ilaria
creator: Bellezza Oddon, Sara
creator: Gaddés, Marwa
creator: Soglia, Dominga
creator: Forte, Claudio
creator: Renna, Manuela
creator: Gasco, Laura
creator: Gai, Francesco
creator: Coudron, Carl
creator: Bergagna, Stefania
creator: Pagliasso, Giulia
creator: Dellepiane, Lucrezia
creator: Schiavone, Achille
subject:  Feeding and growth
subject:  Health and welfare
subject:  Poultry
subject: Farm nutrient management
description: Effects of live larvae provision on poultry chemical blood parameters have been poorly investigated.  This study aims to evaluate the changes in blood chemistry parameters in medium-growing chickens  supplemented black soldier fly (BSF) live larvae. Two hundred and forty 21d old sexed Label Naked  Neck birds were divided into 4 experimental groups: females fed basal organic feed (BOF), males fed  BOF, females fed BOF + 10% BSF live larvae supplementation based on the expected daily feed  intake (DFI) and males fed BOF + 10% BSF live larvae supplementation based on the DFI (6  replicates/diet, 10 birds/replicate). Blood samples were collected at slaughter (82d old) from 2  birds/pen (12 birds/treatment). Serum samples were used for biochemical analysis. A compact liquid  chemistry analyzer system (BT 1500 vet–Futurlab) was used to determine the concentrations of  alanine aminotransferase (U/I), aspartate aminotransferase (U/I), creatinine total proteins (mg/dl), uric  acid (mg/dl), cholesterol (mg/dl), triglycerides (mg/dl), gamma glutamyltransferase (GGT, U/I),  phosphorus (mg/dl) and magnesium (mg/dl). Data were analyzed by GLMM (SPSS software, P<0.05).  Overall, the blood parameters were not affected by the live larvae supplementation (P>0.05) in both  sexes, thus being indicative of a good health status of the birds. Moreover, the GGT was detected in  lower concentrations in the supplemented groups than in the control groups (P<0.05), suggesting a  positive effect on the hepatic function. In conclusion, the live BSF larvae provision did not negatively  affect the blood parameters of medium-growing chickens and could be beneficial for bird hepatic  activity.
date: 2022-06
type: Conference paper, poster, etc. 
type: NonPeerReviewed
format: application/pdf
language: en
identifier: /id/eprint/44445/1/Poster%20MPS%20Valentina%20Bongiorno.pdf
identifier:    Bongiorno, Valentina; Gariglio, Marta; Zambotto, Valeria; Cappone, Eleonora Erika; Biasato, Ilaria; Bellezza Oddon, Sara; Gaddés, Marwa; Soglia, Dominga; Forte, Claudio; Renna, Manuela; Gasco, Laura; Gai, Francesco; Coudron, Carl; Bergagna, Stefania; Pagliasso, Giulia; Dellepiane, Lucrezia and Schiavone, Achille    (2022) Blood chemistry of medium-growing male and female chickens supplemented black soldier fly live larvae.       Poster at:   7th Mediterranean Poultry Summit, Cordoba, Spain, 8/06/2022-10/06/2022.