Yellow Mealworm Inclusion in Diets for Heavy-Size Broiler Chickens: Implications for Intestinal Microbiota and Mucin Dynamics

In the present trial, 160 heavy-size male broiler chickens were allocated to 4 dietary treatments (control feed [C] and 5, 10 and 15% TM meal inclusion, respectively, with 5 replicate pens/treatment and 8 birds/pen) to evaluate the influence of TM meal on intestinal microbiota and mucin composition....

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Main Authors: Ilaria Biasato, Ilario Ferrocino, Elena Grego, Sihem Dabbou, Francesco Gai, Laura Gasco, Luca Cocolin, Maria Teresa Capucchio, Achille Schiavone
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-10-01
Series:Animals
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/10/10/1909