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JOURNAL OF VETERINARY MEDICAL SCIENCE
Volume 80, Issue 5, Pages 736-740Publisher
JAPAN SOC VET SCI
DOI: 10.1292/jvms.17-0236
Keywords
black soldier fly; broiler chicks; immune response; Salmonella Gallinarum
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- Technology Development Program for Agriculture and Forestry, Ministry for Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Republic of Korea
- Chonnam National University
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Black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) larvae (BSFL) are rich in protein and have the potential to be used in animal feed. The aim of the present study was to determine the immunoprophylactic effect of BSFL against Salmonella Gallinarum in broiler chicks as an alternative feed additive. Results showed that BSFL improved body weight gain and increased frequency of CD4+ T lymphocyte, serum lysozyme activity, and spleen lymphocyte proliferation. Moreover, BSFL reinforced bacterial clearance and increased survivability of broiler chicks against S. Gallinarum. These data suggested that BSFL has prophylactic properties with stimulating non-specific immune responses, as well as reduced bacterial burden against S. Gallinarum.
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