Amplicon sequence data from the gut microbiota of broiler chickens fed black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) larvae-based diets

TL;DR

This study provides detailed gut microbiota data from chickens fed varying amounts of black soldier fly larvae.

Contribution

The novelty lies in providing a dataset of gut microbiota sequences from chickens on insect-based diets.

Findings

The dataset includes raw reads and taxonomic assignments from gut samples of broiler chickens.

Amplicon sequence variants were identified for microbiome analysis under different feeding regimes.

Abstract

This manuscript describes 16S Ribosomal rRNA gene amplicon sequences from gut samples of broiler chickens fed diets containing 0%, 25%, 50%, and 100% black soldier fly larvae. The data set includes raw reads, amplicon sequence variants, and taxonomic assignments supporting microbiome analysis under insect-based feeding regimes.