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The escalating cost and competition for conventional feed ingredients such as maize and soybean meal have intensified the search for sustainable alternative protein sources in poultry nutrition. Black soldier fly larvae (BSFL; Hermetia illucens) have emerged as a promising candidate due to their high nutrient density and environmental sustainability. This review synthesizes current literature on the nutritional composition of BSFL and evaluates its effects on growth performance, carcass characteristics, meat quality, hematological indices, intestinal morphology, and gut microbiota in broiler chickens. On a dry matter basis, BSFL typically contains 35–55% crude protein and 15–40% lipid, along with appreciable levels of essential amino acids and minerals. Feeding trials indicate that inclusion levels up to 10% generally maintain or improve growth performance, whereas higher levels may impair productivity due to reduced digestibility and chitin content. BSFL inclusion alters meat fatty acid profiles, particularly increasing lauric acid, and has minimal adverse effects on physiological parameters. Overall, BSFL represents a viable partial replacement for conventional protein sources, though further standardization of processing and inclusion strategies is required.
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