Srikha Theeraphat, Pootthachaya Padsakorn, Puangsap Warin, Pramotchit Suphakon, Boonkum Wuttigrai, Suntara Chanon, Hanboonsong Yupa, Cherdthong Anusorn, Tengjaroensakul Bundit, Wongtangtintharn Sawitree
Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand.
Department of Veterinary Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand.
Animals (Basel). 2025 May 5;15(9):1330. doi: 10.3390/ani15091330.
The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of black soldier fly larvae (BSFL) inclusion on the performance, economic return, carcass traits, meat quality, amino acid profile, and purine content in the breast meat of Thai native chickens (TNCs) (Pradu Hang Dam Mor Kor 55: PD) from 10 to 70 days of age. A total of were randomly assigned to three dietary treatments with four replicates per treatment (18 birds per replicate, with a 1:1 male-to-female ratio). The treatments included (T1) control diet with soybean meal as the main protein source, (T2) 10% BSFL meal replacing soybean meal, and (T3) 12% BSFL meal replacing soybean meal. The results showed that BSFL inclusion had no significant effect on overall growth performance ( > 0.05), but it reduced abdominal fat and feed cost per gain while improving economic returns ( < 0.05). Additionally, BSFL increased some breast meat amino acid profiles, such as serine, glutamic acid, threonine, arginine, and lysine ( < 0.05), and increased total purine content ( < 0.05), although the values were still within the safe limit for human consumption. These results suggest that BSFL can be used as a sustainable alternative protein source in Thai native chicken diets without compromising product performance or quality.
本研究的目的是调查添加黑水虻幼虫(BSFL)对10至70日龄泰国本地鸡(TNCs)(Pradu Hang Dam Mor Kor 55:PD)的生产性能、经济回报、胴体性状、肉质、氨基酸谱和胸肉嘌呤含量的影响。总共将 随机分配到三种日粮处理组,每组处理四个重复(每个重复18只鸡,雌雄比例为1:1)。处理包括(T1)以豆粕为主要蛋白质来源的对照日粮,(T2)用10% BSFL粉替代豆粕,(T3)用12% BSFL粉替代豆粕。结果表明,添加BSFL对总体生长性能没有显著影响(P>0.05),但它减少了腹部脂肪和每增重的饲料成本,同时提高了经济回报(P<0.05)。此外,BSFL增加了一些胸肉氨基酸含量,如丝氨酸、谷氨酸、苏氨酸、精氨酸和赖氨酸(P<0.05),并增加了总嘌呤含量(P<0.05),尽管这些值仍在人类食用的安全范围内。这些结果表明,BSFL可以作为泰国本地鸡日粮中一种可持续的替代蛋白质来源,而不会影响产品性能或质量。