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Dietary evaluation of black soldier fly larvae meal on growth and health of Pacific white shrimp

October 26, 2021 CAA Staff

A number of studies have evaluated the effectiveness of BSF as a fishmeal replacement in diets of L. vannamei. Some researchers reported that growth responses were observed if the amount of fishmeal replaced with black soldier fly larvae meal was no more than 25 percent. Another study showed that BSF substitution of less than 30 percent of fishmeal in diets did not negatively affect the growth performance of L. vannamei. In addition, dietary BSF larvae meal has been shown to differently affect the intestinal health of different fish species, with results showing from no observed effects to significant pathological changes in the intestinal walls. It is still unclear how dietary BSF affects the intestinal health of L. vannamei…

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