Table 3. The effect of replacement dietary of animal protein with insect meal (Hermetia illucens larvae) and additive the protease on the growth performance in growing pigs (Exp1)
Items | Protein source | Protease | SE | p-value |
PO | HIL | − | + | D | P | D × P |
BW (kg) |
Initial | 28.1 | 27.9 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 0.3 | 0.880 | 0.997 | 0.985 |
2 wk | 38.9 | 37.8 | 38.4 | 38.3 | 0.4 | 0.255 | 0.800 | 0.404 |
4 wk | 50.4 | 49.4 | 49.3 | 50.4 | 0.4 | 0.390 | 0.252 | 0.383 |
ADG (g) |
0 to 2 wk | 776 | 706 | 746 | 737 | 15 | 0.036 | 0.608 | 0.079 |
2 to 4 wk | 818 | 820 | 778 | 861 | 13 | 0.634 | 0.001 | 0.742 |
0 to 4 wk | 797 | 765 | 764 | 798 | 9 | 0.164 | 0.056 | 0.059 |
ADFI (g) |
0 to 2 wk | 1,710 | 1,752 | 1,740 | 1,722 | 24 | 0.339 | 0.740 | 0.059 |
2 to 4 wk | 1,915 | 2,043 | 2,006 | 1,953 | 33 | 0.075 | 0.506 | 0.448 |
0 to 4 wk | 1,814 | 1,903 | 1,877 | 1,840 | 31 | 0.098 | 0.413 | 0.413 |
G:F (g/g) |
0 to 2 wk | 0.458 | 0.406 | 0.434 | 0.429 | 0.010 | 0.011 | 0.580 | 0.642 |
2 to 4 wk | 0.434 | 0.413 | 0.397 | 0.450 | 0.009 | 0.499 | 0.006 | 0.823 |
0 to 4 wk | 0.447 | 0.412 | 0.416 | 0.443 | 0.008 | 0.042 | 0.075 | 0.646 |
PO, poultry offal diet; HIL, Hermetia illucens larvae diet; D, diet; P, protease; BW, body weight; ADG, average daily gain; ADFI, average daily feed intake; G:F, gain:feed.