Table 4. In vitro ileal digestibility (IVID) of dry matter (DM) and crude protein (CP) and in vitro total tract digestibility (IVTTD) of DM and organic matter (OM) in fish meal, defatted black soldier fly larva (BSFL) meal, and adult flies1), Exp. 1
Item | Fish meal | Defatted BSFL meal | Adult flies | SEM | p-value |
Age (d) | - | 15 | 34 | | |
IVID of DM (%) | 91.6a | 81.2b | 61.6c | 0.4 | < 0.001 |
IVID of CP (%) | 92.2a | 81.8b | 67.2c | 0.5 | < 0.001 |
IVTTD of DM (%) | 93.6a | 82.6b | 65.7c | 0.3 | < 0.001 |
IVTTD of OM (%) | 91.5a | 78.1b | 63.2c | 0.2 | < 0.001 |
Each least squares mean represents 3 observations.
Means within a row without a common superscript letter differ (p < 0.05).