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Combined effects of probiotics and insect meal on pig health

05-05-2023 | |
A combination of fat from black soldier fly larvae and probiotics led to improvements in the growth performance, feed efficiency and health status of piglets.
A combination of fat from black soldier fly larvae and probiotics led to improvements in the growth performance, feed efficiency and health status of piglets.
Following this study published in Veterinary Research (2023), the bioactive properties of black soldier fly larva full-fat meal combined with multi-strain probiotics have been identified as effective additives that improve pig gut health and performance to a level similar to that of in-feed antibiotics. Multi-strain probiotics are well established as having more antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, and antioxidant properties than single-strain probiotics, while black soldier fly larva is an attr


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Marieke
Ploegmakers

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Matthew
Wedzerai

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Matthew Wedzerai Freelance journalist