Abstract
Black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens; BSF) larvae as dietary protein source have the ability to deliver nutrients and could possess functional properties that positively support animal productivity and health. More knowledge, however, is needed to assess the impact of feeding a BSF based diet on gut and animal health. Sixteen post-weaned male pigs were randomly assigned to two groups and fed for three weeks with iso-caloric and iso-proteinaceous experimental diets prepared with either soybean meal (SBM) as reference protein source or with BSF as single source of dietary protein. At the end of the trial, the pigs were sacrificed to collect relevant digesta, gut tissue and blood samples to study changes induced by the dietary treatments using ~ omics based analyses. Inclusion of BSF in the diet supports the development of the intestinal microbiome that could positively influence intestinal health. By amine metabolite analysis, we identified two metabolites i.e. sarcosine and methionine sulfoxide, in plasma that serve as markers for the ingestion of insect based ingredients. BSF seems to possess functional properties indicated by the appearance of alpha-aminobutyric acid and taurine in blood plasma of pigs that are known to induce health beneficial effects.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 15088 |
Journal | Scientific Reports |
Volume | 11 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 23 Jul 2021 |
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Functional properties of dietary protein sources towards the gut and systemic metabolism in pigs.
Kar, S. K. (Creator), Schokker, D. (Creator), Harms, A. C. (Creator), Kruijt, L. (Creator), Smits, M. A. (Creator) & Jansman, A. J. M. (Creator), Wageningen University & Research, 26 Apr 2017
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/geo/query/acc.cgi?acc=GSE98261
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Feeding black soldier fly larva to replace soybean meal in growing pigs – responses in the amine metabolites in blood
Kar, S. (Creator) & Harms, A. (Data Manager), Wageningen University & Research, 16 Jan 2021
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The effects of Black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) based diet on jejunal and ileal microbiota in grower pigs.
Kar, S. K. (Creator), Schokker, D. (Creator), Harms, A. C. (Creator), Kruijt, L. (Creator), Smits, M. A. (Creator) & Jansman, A. J. M. (Creator), Wageningen University & Research, 19 Oct 2020
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/bioproject/669414
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