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This study investigated the effects of partial to complete replacement of soybean meal (SBM) with black soldier fly larvae meal (BSFLM) in broiler chicken feeding programs. The diets included a corn-SBM based control diet (0%BSFLM) fed with and without coccidiostats and antibiotics (AGP), and four BSFLM diets formulated to replace SBM by 12.5%, 25%, 50%, and 100%. Growth performance was recorded at the end of each phase (d 10, 24, and 49). Metabolic and physiological parameters were sampled on d 24 and 49 to obtain comprehensive data resulting from a wide range of BSFLM inclusion levels.

Dr. Marcos Marcondes obtained his Bachelor's degree in Animal Science as well as a Master's (2007) and Doctorate (2010) at the Federal University of Viçosa. This was follwed by a postdoctoral period at the University of Florida from 2018-2019. He served as professor in Dairy Cattle Management and Nutrition at the UFV from 2010-2020, and in 2021 transferred to Washington State University as professor of Dairy Cattle Nutrition.

The poultry industry has been progressively phasing out prophylactic use of antibiotics in broiler chicken pro-duction thereby mandating the industry to contend with less reliance on the use of antibiotics. Under current Canadian regulations, the majority of commercial broiler chickens are reared on one of three gut health management programs: 1) conventional (CON), where some medically important antibiotics (MIA) are allowed, 2) raised without medically im-portant antimicrobials (RWMIA), and 3) raised without antibiotics (RWA).

Animal Biosciences Graduate Students-Are you READY for our second CREATIVE EXPRESSION OF RESEARCH competition!? Animal Biosciences Grad Students we want YOU to submit your research with a CREATIVE TWIST  which could take the form of a picture, a song, a twitter or blog post, an infographic, or WHATEVER creative way YOU can think up!! Submissions are made individually, and ALL Grad Students are WELCOME and ENCOURAGED to participate.

Welcome to the March Installment of the 2022 ‘Virtual’ Nutrition Seminar Series, hosted by the Centre for Nutrition Modelling out of the Department of Animal Biosciences. Each month in 2022 we will continue to deliver seminars from a different lab within the Nutrition group, and share their exciting new research in a dynamic virtual manner.