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Hematological and histopathological evaluation of meat-type quails fed Madagascar cockroach meal

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Aiming at the sustainability of meat production, insects can replace traditional ingredients in the diet of poultry. Studies evaluating performance in birds have emerged to ensure this ability, but few address the health parameters of animals. This study was carried out to evaluate the effects of the inclusion of Madagascar cockroach meal in traditional diets on hematological and histopathological traits of meat-type quails. The inclusion of Madagascar cockroach meal in the diet was evaluated in four levels: 0%, 6%, 12%, and 18%. Observations for hematological and histopathological traits from 6 repetitions on each group were recorded for both sexes at 35 days of age. Hematological parameters were not influenced by Madagascar cockroach inclusion on diet and quail’s sex. Red and white blood cells count were within the normal range for poultry. No significant findings were observed during the histopathological evaluation of the pancreas, duodenum, jejunum, and ileum. Liver fatty degeneration was visualized in all treatments in the same intensity. Quail’s diets containing up to 18% insect meal during the growth period did not affect the studied health parameters, so the Madagascar cockroach meal could be considered as an alternative to a protein ingredient for poultry production.

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    Patrícia Dáwylla de Freitas Soares, Camila Almeida de Jesus & Fabiana Ferreira

  2. Department of Veterinary Clinic and Surgery, Veterinary School, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil

    Letícia Batelli de Oliveira, Roselene Ecco, Fabíola de Oliveira Paes Leme & Raphael Rocha Wenceslau

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PDFS and CAJ conducted the experiment and wrote the manuscript. FF and RRW conceived the experiment and coordinated activities. RRW also analyzed the data. LBO, RE, and FOPL contributed to all laboratory analyses. All authors read and approved the manuscript.

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de Freitas Soares, P.D., de Jesus, C.A., Ferreira, F. et al. Hematological and histopathological evaluation of meat-type quails fed Madagascar cockroach meal. Trop Anim Health Prod 54, 128 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11250-022-03118-6

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