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.