Table 1. Ingredient and chemical composition of experimental diets (phase 1, d 0 to 14; phase 2, d 15 to 28) as-fed basis

TM (%) Phase 1 Phase 2
0 2.5 5 0 1.5 3
Ingredients (%)
 Corn 30.46 29.97 29.39 48.24 47.9 47.55
 SBM (45%) 18.2 18.1 18.1 21.1 21.1 21.1
 TM meal - 2.5 5 - 1.5 3
 Fish meal 5 2.5 - 3 1.5 -
 Whey powder 15 15 15 10 10 10
 Lactose 12 12 12 6 6 6
 SDPP 5 5 5 2 2 2
 Sugar 6 6 6 4 4 4
 Soy oil 5.58 5.57 5.56 2.3 2.3 2.29
 Lys (78%) 0.08 0.13 0.17 0.13 0.15 0.18
 Met (100%) 0.05 0.07 0.08 0.06 0.06 0.07
 Trp (10%) 0.45 0.52 0.59 0.42 0.47 0.51
 Limestone 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1
 MCP 0.34 0.75 1.16 0.77 1.01 1.26
 Salt 0.11 0.16 0.22 0.25 0.28 0.31
 ZnO 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
 Vitamin premix1) 0.11 0.11 0.11 0.11 0.11 0.11
 Mineral premix2) 0.22 0.22 0.22 0.22 0.22 0.22
Total 100 100 100 100 100 100
Chemical composition (%)
 ME (kcal/kg) 3,490 3,490 3,490 3,350 3,350 3,350
 CP 21.01 20.98 20.99 19.01 19.01 19.02
 Ca 0.85 0.85 0.85 0.85 0.85 0.85
 Total P 0.61 0.65 0.7 0.68 0.71 0.74
 Lysine 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.2 1.2 1.2
 Met + Cys 0.82 0.82 0.82 0.71 0.71 0.71
Supplied per kg diet: 9,600 IU vitamin A, 1,800 IU vitamin D3, 24 mg vitamin E, 1.5 mg vitamin B1, 12 mg vitamin B2, 2.4 mg vitamin B6, 0.045 mg vitamin B12, 1.5 mg vitamin K3, 24 mg pantothenic acid, 45 mg niacin, 0.09 mg biotin, 0.75 mg folic acid, 18 mg ethoxyquin.
Supplied per kg diet: 162 mg Fe, 96 mg Cu, 72 mg Zn, 46.49 mg Mn, 0.9 mg I, 0.9 mg Co, 0.3 mg Se.
TM, Tenebrio molitor larvae; SBM, soybean meal; SDPP, spray-dried porcine plasma; Lys, L-Lysine; Met, DL-Methionine; Trp, L-Tryptophan; MCP, monocalcium phosphate; ME, metabolizable energy; CP, crude protein; Cys, L-cystine.