Providing live black soldier fly larvae (Hermetia illucens) improves welfare while maintaining performance of piglets post-weaning

Abstract During weaning, piglets experience concurrent social, physical, and nutritional stressors. Consequently, piglets often have poor feed intake and display increased oral manipulative behaviours post-weaning, indicative of compromised welfare. Black soldier fly larvae (BSFL) possess many attra...

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Main Authors: Allyson F. Ipema, Eddie A. M. Bokkers, Walter J. J. Gerrits, Bas Kemp, J. Elizabeth Bolhuis
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/8b3051fe75c341bb8bfe4091dbea672c
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