ReviewPathogens (Basel, Switzerland)2023
Insect Meals and Insect Antimicrobial Peptides as an Alternative for Antibiotics and Growth Promoters in Livestock Production.
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- Effects of Immunologically Active Peptides on Growth Performance, Meat Quality, Antioxidant Capacity, and Ileum Inflammation in Broilers.Veterinary sciences · 2026Article
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- Multi-Detection of Veterinary Medicines in Animal Feed for Production: A Review.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Antimicrobial Peptides Versus Antibiotics in Farm Animal Production.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Effects of dietary supplementation with periplaneta americana-derived antimicrobial peptides on (PA-AMPs) growth performance, immune function, and gut health in yellow-feathered broilers.Poultry science · 2025Article
- Edible Insect Meals as Bioactive Ingredients in Sustainable Snack Bars.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Preliminary Assessment of Microalgae,Aquaculture nutrition · 2025Article
- Dietary supplementation with antibacterial peptide microcin J25 improved antioxidant capacity and intestinal health of pigeons.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2025Article
- Progress in the classification, optimization, activity, and application of antimicrobial peptides.Frontiers in microbiology · 2025Review
- Safety and effects of scorpion-derived antimicrobial peptides as an alternative to antibiotic growth promoters in broilers: growth performance, immune function, and intestinal development.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2025Article
- Microbiota modulation by the inclusion of Tenebrio molitor larvae as alternative to fermented soy protein concentrate in growing pigs diet.Veterinary research communications · 2024Article
- Characterisation ofInsects · 2024Article
- Insect Antimicrobial Peptides as Guardians of Immunity and Beyond: A Review.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Review
- Unlocking the Potential of Substrate Quality for the Enhanced Antibacterial Activity of Black Soldier Fly against Pathogens.ACS omega · 2024Article
- Pap12-6: A host defense peptide with potent immunomodulatory activity in a chicken hepatic cell culture.PloS one · 2024Article
- Edible Insects: A New Sustainable Nutritional Resource Worth Promoting.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
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Abstract
The extensive use of antibiotics in animal production has led to the development of antibiotic-resistant microorganisms and the search for alternative antimicrobial agents in animal production. One such compound may be antimicrobial peptides (AMPs), which are characterized by, among others, a wide range of biocidal activity. According to scientific data, insects produce the largest number of antimicrobial peptides, and the changing EU legislation has allowed processed animal protein derived from insects to be used in feed for farm animals, which, in addition to a protein supplement, may prove to be an alternative to antibiotics and antibiotic growth promoters due to their documented beneficial impact on livestock health. In animals that were fed feeds with the addition of insect meals, changes in their intestinal microbiota, strengthened immunity, and increased antibacterial activity were confirmed to be positive effects obtained thanks to the insect diet. This paper reviews the literature on sources of antibacterial peptides and the mechanism of action of these compounds, with particular emphasis on insect antibacterial peptides and their potential impact on animal health, and legal regulations related to the use of insect meals in animal nutrition.
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