biostudies-literatureGasco LUniversità degli Studi di Torino4https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC6337837biostudies-literatureUnknown10<h4>Background</h4>The present work aimed at evaluating the effect of the dietary replacement of soybean oil (S) by two types of insect fats extracted from black soldier fly larvae (H, <i>Hermetia illucens</i> L.) and yellow mealworm larvae (T, <i>Tenebrio molitor</i> L.) on growth performance, nutrient digestibility, blood parameters, intestinal morphology and health of growing rabbits.<h4>Methods</h4>At weaning, 200 crossbred rabbits (36 days old) were allotted to five dietary treatments (40 rabbits/group): a control diet (C) containing 1.5% of soybean oil and four experimental diets where soybean oil was partially (50%) or totally (100%) substituted by H (H50 and H100) or T (T50 and T100) fats. Total tract digestibility was evaluated on 12 rabbits per treatment. The growth trial lasted Journal of animal science and biotechnologyEffect of dietary supplementation with insect fats on growth performance, digestive efficiency and health of rabbits.PMC63378372015-2016-2017Trocino AGasco LCapucchio MTGai FXiccato GDabbou SDezzutto DBirolo MBiasato ISchiavone AMeneguz MfalseEffect of dietary supplementation with insect fats on growth performance, digestive efficiency and health of rabbits.<h4>Background</h4>The present work aimed at evaluating the effect of the dietary replacement of soybean oil (S) by two types of insect fats extracted from black soldier fly larvae (H, <i>Hermetia illucens</i> L.) and yellow mealworm larvae (T, <i>Tenebrio molitor</i> L.) on growth performance, nutrient digestibility, blood parameters, intestinal morphology and health of growing rabbits.<h4>Methods</h4>At weaning, 200 crossbred rabbits (36 days old) were allotted to five dietary treatments (40 rabbits/group): a control diet (C) containing 1.5% of soybean oil and four experimental diets where soybean oil was partially (50%) or totally (100%) substituted by H (H50 and H100) or T (T50 and T100) fats. Total tract digestibility was evaluated on 12 rabbits per treatment. The growth trial lasted 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z20192025-04-04T19:07:18.385Z2019-03-26T22:39:01ZS-EPMC63378373067534810.1186/s40104-018-0309-2