Table 5. The effect of replacement dietary of animal protein with insect meal (Hermetia illucens larvae) and additive the protease on the blood profile in growing pigs (Exp1)

Items Protein source Protease SE p-value
PO HIL + D P D × P
2 wk
 WBC (10³/µL) 22.56 20.17 20.85 21.88 1.06 0.285 0.641 0.442
 RBC (10³/µL) 7.11 6.89 7.27 6.73 0.18 0.528 0.148 0.876
 Lymphocyte (%) 55.70 57.17 56.11 56.76 1.23 0.580 0.806 0.806
 Total protein (mg/dL) 5.67 5.85 5.73 5.79 0.06 0.176 0.616 1.000
 BUN (mg/dL) 9.00 10.67 10.25 9.42 0.31 0.004 0.124 0.751
4 wk
 WBC (103/µL) 19.40 20.91 19.84 20.47 0.51 0.156 0.548 0.767
 RBC (103/µL) 7.02 7.42 7.27 7.16 0.21 0.345 0.797 0.309
 Lymphocyte (%) 56.50 54.52 55.11 55.91 1.22 0.447 0.758 0.547
 Total protein (mg/dL) 5.80 5.91 5.92 5.79 0.09 0.547 0.487 0.096
 BUN (mg/dL) 10.33 12.84 12.17 11.00 0.47 0.005 0.153 0.834
PO, poultry offal diet; HIL, Hermetia illucens larvae diet; D, diet; P, protease; WBC, white blood cell; RBC, red blood cell; BUN, blood urea nitrogen.