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Dietary inclusion of 15% Black Soldier Fly Larvae Meal improves growth performance, feed efficiency, meat quality, and intestinal health in Wenchang chickens. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.CONFIRMATORY. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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To evaluate the effects of dietary black soldier fly larvae meal on growth performance, meat quality, antioxidant capacity, intestinal barrier integrity, and cecal microbiota in Wenchang chickens.

August 22, 2026AnimalsOpen Access

Dietary Black Soldier Fly Larvae Meal Improves Growth Performance and Meat Quality Associated with Enhanced Antioxidant Capacity and Intestinal Health in Wenchang Chickens

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To evaluate the effects of dietary black soldier fly larvae meal on growth performance, meat quality, antioxidant capacity, intestinal barrier integrity, and cecal microbiota in Wenchang chickens.
Randomized trial in N=192 fifty-day-old female Wenchang chickens assigned to four diets with 0%, 5%, 10%, or 15% full-fat black soldier fly larvae meal (BSFLM) for 42 days.
Evaluated growth metrics, meat quality parameters (redness, shear force, drip loss, cooking loss), intestinal morphology, tight junction proteins, antioxidant status, serum diamine oxidase, and cecal microbiota.
Diets containing 15% BSFLM significantly increased final body weight (p < 0.05) and reduced both the feed conversion ratio (p < 0.01) and feed cost per kilogram of gain (p < 0.001).
Inclusion of 15% BSFLM enhanced meat redness (a*) and reduced shear force, 48-hour drip loss, and cooking loss (p < 0.05).
Supplementation upregulated the Nrf2–Keap1 pathway, raised antioxidant enzyme activities, enhanced intestinal villus structure and tight junction proteins, decreased serum diamine oxidase (p < 0.05), and promoted beneficial cecal microbiota.

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Randomized trial demonstrates 15% black soldier fly larvae meal enhances growth, meat quality, and gut health in Wenchang chickens, highlighting a sustainable alternative protein source.

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Wang et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a895fe4ca7ade938187ecf8 https://doi.org/10.3390/ani16162608

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Randomized trial demonstrates 15% black soldier fly larvae meal enhances growth, meat quality, and gut health in Wenchang chickens, highlighting a sustainable alternative protein source.

Dietary Black Soldier Fly Larvae Meal Improves Growth Performance and Meat Quality Associated with Enhanced Antioxidant Capacity and Intestinal Health in Wenchang Chickens

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