The inclusion of insect meal from Hermetia illucens larvae in the diet of laying hens (Hy-line Brown) affects the caecal diversity of methanogenic archaea.

ABSTRACT: The effect of the dietary inclusion of Hermetia illucens larvae meal on the diversity of the methanogenic archaea in the caecum of laying hens (Hy-line Brown) was investigated using molecular methods. A total of 27 hens, selected equally for slaughter from 162 birds which were divided equally into 3 treatment groups including control group C with a diet containing corn-soybean meal and 2 experimental groups, HI25 and HI50, in which 25% and 50% of the soybean meal protein was replaced by the protein from a Hermetia illucens larvae meal, respectively. At 40 weeks of age, the methanogenic community of caecal content of 9 hens per group was analyzed using a 16S rRNA gene clone library. A total of 108 positive clones, 35 from the control group, 44 from the HI25 group and 29 from the HI50 group,

SUBMITTER: Mahayri TM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11987624 | biostudies-literature | 2025 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature