Table 6.
The serum minerals and the liver and renal functions of the male and female Label Rouge Naked Neck birds fed a diet supplemented with 10% live black soldier fly larvae; supplementation based on the expected daily feed intake (28–81d; n = 12).
| Item | Diet (D) | SEM | Gender (G) | SEM | P- value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BSFL | Control | Male | Female | D | G | D × G | |||
| Liver function | |||||||||
| ALT, U/l | 9.95 | 11.7 | 1.03 | 11.08 | 10.6 | 1.03 | 0.220 | 0.755 | 0.383 |
| AST, U/l | 167 | 145 | 10.27 | 160 | 152 | 10.27 | 0.134 | 0.606 | 0.079 |
| GGT, U/l | 22.8 | 26.9 | 1.13 | 26.1 | 23.6 | 1.13 | 0.011 | 0.114 | 0.792 |
| Renal function | |||||||||
| Creatinine, mg/dL | 0.46 | 0.47 | 0.03 | 0.49 | 0.44 | 0.03 | 0.811 | 0.148 | 0.561 |
| Uric acid, mg/dL | 8.94 | 8.95 | 0.59 | 8.81 | 9.07 | 0.59 | 0.986 | 0.752 | 0.936 |
| Minerals | |||||||||
| P, mg/dL | 8.97 | 9.14 | 0.31 | 8.85 | 9.26 | 0.31 | 0.695 | 0.349 | 0.294 |
| Fe, μg/dL | 101 | 94.2 | 17.76 | 85.5 | 109 | 17.76 | 0.785 | 0.336 | 0.300 |
| Mg, mg/dL | 1.22 | 1.10 | 0.23 | 1.04 | 1.28 | 0.23 | 0.696 | 0.450 | 0.796 |
BSFL, black soldier fly larvae; SEM, standard error of the mean; ALT, alanine-aminotransferase; AST, aspartate-aminotransferase; GGT, gamma-glutamyl transferase; CRE, creatinine; P, phosphorous; Fe, iron; Mg, magnesium.