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- Title
Effects of dietary Clanis bilineata larvae on the laying performance, egg quality and serum biochemical parameters of aged laying hens.
- Authors
He, Y.; Liu, Y.; Yuan, Y.; Wu, S.
- Abstract
Clanis bilineata is a nutritious and edible insect. In this study, the effects of dietary C. bilineata larva meal (CBLM) on laying performance, egg quality, and serum biochemical parameters of aged laying hens were investigated. A trial diet was formulated by replacing soybean meal with CBLM in the basic diet of laying hens, whereas the basic diet served as a control. Results showed that compared with the control, dietary CBLM increased day egg production, egg weight, egg mass, food intake, yolk colour, eggshell strength, yolk linolenic acid content, yolk total polyunsaturated fatty acid content, superoxide dismutase activity, glutathione peroxidase activity, catalase activity, acid phosphatase activity, alkaline phosphatase activity, glutamyl transpeptidase, activity, and high-density lipoprotein level. Conversely, dietary CBLM decreased the feed-conversion ratio, oleic acid, linoleic acid, and monounsaturated fatty acid in yolks, as well as serum malondialdehyde, total cholesterol, triglycerides, and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels. These findings indicated that dietary CBML can ameliorate the laying performance, egg quality, and health status of aged laying hens.
- Subjects
MONOUNSATURATED fatty acids; LDL cholesterol; HENS; EGG quality; ACID phosphatase
- Publication
European Poultry Science / Archiv für Geflügelkunde, 2024, Issue 400, p1
- ISSN
0003-9098
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1399/eps.2024.400