Partially defatted black soldier fly larva meal inclusion in piglet diets: effects on the growth performance, nutrient digestibility, blood profile, gut morphology and histological features

Table 7 Effects of dietary BSF larva meal inclusion on the histopathological scores of the piglets (n = 12, end of the trial)

Items	BSF0	BSF5	BSF10	SEM	P-value
Stomach	1.17	1.06	1.33	0.122	0.770
Gut	2.79	3.26	3.08	0.26	0.933
Liver	0.64	0.53	0.68	0.115	0.576
Kidney	0.82	0.96	1.00	0.064	0.381
Spleen	Absence of alterations Absence of alterations
Lung	Absence of alterations Absence of alterations

BSF, black soldier fly; SEM, standard error of the mean; BSF0 = control diet; BSF5 = 5% inclusion level 5% inclusion level of black soldier fly meal; BSF10 = 10% inclusion level of Black Soldier Fly meal
The data are expressed as the mean of the scores (0 = absence of alterations; 1 = mild alterations; 2 = moderate alterations; 3 = severe alterations). The gut scores resulted from the mean of the three gut segments scores (in turn obtained from the adding of the mucosa and submucosa scores)

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