Effect of a dietary inclusion of full-fat or defatted silkworm pupa meal on the nutrient digestibility and faecal microbiome of fattening quails

Dalle Zotte A, Singh Y, Squartini A, Stevanato P, Cappellozza S, Kovitvadhi A, Subaneg S, Bertelli D, Cullere M.
Animal. 2021 Jan 19:100112. doi: 10.1016/j.animal.2020.100112. Online ahead of print. PMID: 33573975 Free article.
However, one possible issue that needs to be considered is the possible implication of the 1-Deoxynojirimycin (1-DNJ), a bio-compound of the silkworm that impairs glucose absorption, in poultry nutrition. Therefore, the present study evaluated the effect of the d