Table 5. Palatability of cat diet with BSFL reared on different organic substrates (Exp 3)
Items | CON1) | AF3 | AF6 | PF3 | PF6 | SE | p-value |
Feed intake (g) | 13.65 | 8.77 | 0.00 | 6.69 | 2.08 | 3.463 | 0.054 |
Intake ratio | 14.49a | 8.72ab | 0.00b | 6.78ab | 2.08ab | 3.487 | 0.039 |
Time to eat (sec) | 146.00 | 135.00 | 0.00 | 76.00 | 31.00 | 49.45 | 0.275 |
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.