Improving Yellow Mealworm (<i>Tenebrio molitor</i>) Utilization with Sodium Butyrate in Nile Tilapia Diets: Effects on Growth Performance, Intestinal Histology, Antioxidative Response, and Blood Biomarkers

<div>Histomicrograph showing the histological structure of the liver of Nile tilapia intestine in the fish meal (a), <i>T. molitor</i> (b), fish meal/sodium butyrate (c), and both <i>T. molitor</i>/sodium butyrate (d). The hepatic (H) and pancreatic (black arrow) structures in all groups appeared normal without deterioration or vacuolation. However, the cosupplementation with <i>T. molitor</i>/sodium butyrate stimulated an apparent glycogen deposition within the hepatocytes (d). Stain H&amp;E. Bar 100 <i>µ</i>m.</div>

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Figure 2: Improving Yellow Mealworm (<i>Tenebrio molitor</i>) Utilization with Sodium Butyrate in Nile Tilapia Diets: Effects on Growth Performance, Intestinal Histology, Antioxidative Response, and Blood Biomarkers 

Figure 2 | Improving Yellow Mealworm (Tenebrio molitor) Utilization with Sodium Butyrate in Nile Tilapia Diets: Effects on Growth Performance, Intestinal Histology, Antioxidative Response, and Blood Biomarkers 