Table 6. Effects of dried Tenebrio molitor larvae supplementation replacing fish meal in the diet on immune response and fecal score of weanling pigs1)
Items | CON | TM1 | TM2 | SEM | p-value |
Phase 1 (d 14) | | | | | |
IL-1β (pg/mL) | 14.10 | 14.27 | 14.23 | 0.64 | 0.980 |
TNF-α (pg/mL) | 123.14 | 112.85 | 121.79 | 14.08 | 0.855 |
IL-6 (pg/mL) | 5.05 | 2.34 | 3.94 | 0.72 | 0.052 |
Phase 2 (d 28) | | | | | |
IL-1β (pg/mL) | 10.53 | 9.30 | 10.29 | 2.08 | 0.906 |
TNF-α (pg/mL) | 161.36 | 140.20 | 150.49 | 14.82 | 0.611 |
IL-6 (pg/mL) | 3.35 | 2.63 | 3.47 | 0.91 | 0.782 |
Data represent means based on six replicates per treatment.
CON, control; TM, Tenebrio molitor larvae; SEM, standard error of mean; IL, interleukin; TNF, tumor necrosis factor.