Black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) larvae enhances immune activities and increases survivability of broiler chicks against experimental infection of Salmonella Gallinarum

The Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Yun-Mi KIM¹  Young-Cheol YANG²  Jina LEE³  Young-Kyu PARK⁴ 

[1] Current address: Center for Virology and Vaccine Research, Harvard Medical School, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA 02115, U.S.A.;Department of Pulmonary Immunology, Center for Pulmonary and Infectious Diseases Control, University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler, Tyler, Texas 75708, U.S.A.;Department of Veterinary Infectious Diseases, College of Veterinary Medicine, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 500-757, Republic of Korea;Korea Beneficial Insects Lab. Co., Ltd., Soryong-ri, Okgwa-myeon, Gokseong-gun, Jeollanam-do 57507, Republic of Korea

关键词: black soldier fly;    broiler chicks;    immune response;    Salmonella Gallinarum;   

DOI  :  10.1292/jvms.17-0236

学科分类：兽医学

来源: Japanese Society of Veterinary Science

【 摘 要 】

Black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) larvae (BSFL) are rich in protein and have the potential to be used in animal feed. The aim of the present study was to determine the immunoprophylactic effect of BSFL against Salmonella Gallinarum in broiler chicks as an alternative feed additive. Results showed that BSFL improved body weight gain and increased frequency of CD4+ T lymphocyte, serum lysozyme activity, and spleen lymphocyte proliferation. Moreover, BSFL reinforced bacterial clearance and increased survivability of broiler chicks against S. Gallinarum. These data suggested that BSFL has prophylactic properties with stimulating non-specific immune responses, as well as reduced bacterial burden against S. Gallinarum.

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