Table 3. In vitro intestinal digestibility of cat diets with BSFL reared on different organic substrates (Exp 1)
Items (%) | CON1) | AF3 | AF6 | PF3 | PF6 | SE | p-value |
DM | 79.59 | 80.06 | 80.12 | 79.91 | 80.15 | 0.211 | 0.344 |
CP | 79.75b | 81.14a | 80.59ab | 80.36ab | 79.96b | 0.273 | 0.012 |
EE | 84.62b | 86.68a | 86.62a | 86.73a | 86.68a | 0.372 | 0.001 |
GE | 81.61b | 83.58a | 83.69a | 83.70a | 83.90a | 0.227 | < 0.001 |
CON, basal diet; AF3, 3% BSFL reared on animal-based substrate substituting with poultry meal; AF6, 6% BSFL reared on animal-based substrate substituting with poultry meal; PF3, 3% BSFL reared on plant-based substrate substituting with poultry meal; PF6, 6% BSFL reared on plant-based substrate substituting with poultry meal.
Means within columns with different superscripts differ significantly (p < 0.05).
BSFL, black soldier fly larvae; DM, dry matter; CP, crude protein; EE, ether extract; GE, gross energy.