Table 7. Effect of replacement dietary of fishmeal with black soldier fly larvae (BSFL) on nutrient digestibility in broilers (Experiment 1)
Items (%) | CON | T1 | T2 | SE | p-value |
2 weeks | | | | | |
DM | 78.11 | 78.22 | 78.05 | 0.300 | 0.920 |
CP | 70.92a | 69.56b | 70.62a | 0.278 | 0.006 |
GE | 78.55ab | 78.17b | 79.00a | 0.159 | 0.005 |
4 weeks | | | | | |
DM | 78.54 | 78.67 | 78.55 | 0.278 | 0.930 |
CP | 75.12a | 73.61b | 74.25ab | 0.247 | 0.001 |
GE | 78.68 | 77.94 | 78.47 | 0.219 | 0.068 |
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; DM, dry matter; CP, crude protein; GE, gross energy.