Table 6. Effect of replacement dietary of fishmeal with black soldier fly larvae (BSFL) on growth performance in broilers (Experiment 1)

Items CON T1 T2 SE p-value
BW (kg)
 Initial 39.52 39.51 39.52 0.415 0.986
 2 weeks 440.50ab 431.00b 465.00a 7.454 0.012
 4 weeks 1,542.00b 1,541.00b 1,669.00a 26.384 0.003
0–2 weeks
 BWG (g) 400.99ab 391.49b 425.48a 7.456 0.012
 FI (g) 479.40b 474.55b 512.85a 3.828 < 0.001
 FCR 1.20 1.21 1.21 0.030 0.828
2–4 weeks
 BWG (g) 1,101.50b 1,110.00b 1,204.00a 26.094 0.020
 FI (g) 1,803.20b 1,838.20ab 1,861.35a 13.085 0.017
 FCR 1.64 1.66 1.55 0.035 0.063
0–4 weeks
 BWG (g) 1,502.49b 1,501.49b 1,629.48a 26.393 0.003
 FI (g) 2,282.60b 2,312.75b 2,374.20a 12.994 < 0.001
 FCR 1.52 1.54 1.46 0.024 0.057
Frequency of diarrhea1)(%) 35.71 30.36 35.72 - 0.670
Frequency of diarrhea = (Number of pens with diarrhea / number of pen days) × 100.
Means with different letters are significantly differ (p < 0.05).
CON, basal diet; T1, basal diet without a fishmeal and substitute with defatted BSFL; T2, basal diet without a fishmeal and substitute with hydrolyzed BSFL; BW, body weight; BWG, body weight gain; FI, feed intake; FCR, feed conversion ratio.