Table 6.
Histopathological scores of the Muscovy ducks fed increasing BSF larva meal from 3 to 50 d of age (n = 12 birds/dietary treatment).
| Items | Dietary Treatments1 | SEM | p-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BSF-0 | BSF-3 | BSF-6 | BSF-9 | |||
| Spleen | 0.42 | 0.29 | 0.27 | 0.20 | 0.07 | 0.740 |
| Liver | 1.38 | 1.88 | 0.77 | 1.38 | 0.15 | 0.096 |
| Thymus | 0.10 | 0.18 | 0.09 | 0.00 | 0.06 | 0.549 |
| Bursa of Fabricius | 0.33 | 0.25 | 0.00 | 0.36 | 0.07 | 0.224 |
Note: BSF: black soldier fly; SEM: standard error of the mean. 1BSF-0, BSF-3, BSF-6, and BSF-9 = dietary inclusion of BSF larva meal at 0%, 3%, 6%, and 9%, respectively.