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Black soldier fly defatted meal as a dietary protein source for broiler chickens: effects on carcass traits, breast meat quality and safety

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 May 2019

A. Schiavone Open the ORCID record for A. Schiavone [Opens in a new window] ,
S. Dabbou Open the ORCID record for S. Dabbou [Opens in a new window] ,
M. Petracci Open the ORCID record for M. Petracci [Opens in a new window] ,
M. Zampiga Open the ORCID record for M. Zampiga [Opens in a new window] ,
F. Sirri Open the ORCID record for F. Sirri [Opens in a new window] ,
I. Biasato Open the ORCID record for I. Biasato [Opens in a new window] ,
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A. Schiavone*
Affiliation:
Department of Veterinary Science, University of Turin, Largo Paolo Braccini 2, 10095 Grugliasco, Turin, Italy Institute of Science of Food Production, National Research Council, Largo Paolo Braccini 2, 10095 Grugliasco, Turin, Italy
S. Dabbou
Affiliation:
Department of Veterinary Science, University of Turin, Largo Paolo Braccini 2, 10095 Grugliasco, Turin, Italy
M. Petracci
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum – University of Bologna, Via del Florio 2, Ozzano dell’Emilia, Bologna, Italy
M. Zampiga
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum – University of Bologna, Via del Florio 2, Ozzano dell’Emilia, Bologna, Italy
F. Sirri
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum – University of Bologna, Via del Florio 2, Ozzano dell’Emilia, Bologna, Italy
I. Biasato
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences, University of Turin, Largo Paolo Braccini 2, 10095 Grugliasco, Turin, Italy
F. Gai
Affiliation:
Institute of Science of Food Production, National Research Council, Largo Paolo Braccini 2, 10095 Grugliasco, Turin, Italy
L. Gasco
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences, University of Turin, Largo Paolo Braccini 2, 10095 Grugliasco, Turin, Italy
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†E-mail: [email protected]
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Abstract

Finding insect meals as alternative sources of poultry feedstuffs is a recent research topic; therefore, the present study aimed to evaluate the effects of defatted black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens L., HI) larvae meal in broiler chicken diets on the carcass characteristics and meat quality parameters, proximate composition, fatty acid profile and the heavy metal content of the breast meat. Four dietary treatments were designed: a control diet (HI0) and three experimental diets (HI5, HI10 and HI15), corresponding to 50, 100 and 150 g/kg HI inclusion levels, respectively. The inclusion of 50, 100 and 150 g HI meal per kg feed supply 16.56%, 33.01% and 49.63% of required crude protein. The broilers were slaughtered at day 35, the carcasses were weighed and the breast muscles were excised from 16 birds per each feeding group (two birds per replicate pens) and used for meat quality evaluation. Linear and quadratic responses were observed, for increasing HI meal levels, in the live and carcass weights (maximum for HI10). As far as the colour of the breast meat is concerned, redness (a*) showed a linear response, while yellowness (b*) linearly decreased with increasing HI meal levels (minimum for HI15). As the HI larvae meal increased in the diets, the moisture content linearly decreased and the protein content increased. The total saturated fatty acid and total monounsaturated fatty acid proportions rose to the detriment of the polyunsaturated fatty acid fraction. The HI larvae meal, used in the current study, represents a valuable protein source for broiler chickens when included by up to 100 g/kg in their diets, as an improved slaughtering performance was observed without any detrimental effects on meat quality parameters or heavy metal residues in the meat.

Keywords

Hermetia illucensbroiler chickensfatty acidsinsect mealheavy metals
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animal , Volume 13 , Issue 10 , October 2019 , pp. 2397 - 2405
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