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SUBMITTER: Borrelli L
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5701250 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Borrelli Luca L Coretti Lorena L Dipineto Ludovico L Bovera Fulvia F Menna Francesca F Chiariotti Lorenzo L Nizza Antonio A Lembo Francesca F Fioretti Alessandro A
Scientific reports 20171124 1
Insects could be potential nutritional sources both for humans and animals. Among these, Hermetia illucens, with good amount of chitin and proteins, represents a suitable diet replacement for laying hens. Little is known about insect diet effects on the microbial ecology of the gastrointestinal tract and bacterial metabolites production. In this study we investigated the effect of H. illucens larvae meal administration on cecal microbiota and short chain fatty acids (SCFAs) production in laying ...[more]