Table 4. Nutrient digestibility of cat diets with BSFL reared on different organic substrates (Exp 2)

Item (%) CON1) AF3 AF6 PF3 PF6 SE p-value
DM 83.29 86.91 86.81 86.17 85.82 1.198 0.186
CP 87.31b 90.24a 89.52ab 88.96ab 89.15ab 0.651 0.049
EE 93.51b 95.14a 94.82a 94.95a 94.74a 0.264 0.002
GE 81.29 82.83 83.60 81.22 80.18 1.164 0.268
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.