Table 5. Effects of BSFL as FM substitutes on nutrient digestibility of 45 w broiler breeders1

Items (%) CON T1 T2 SE P-value
2 w
DM 62.67a 63.63a 60.47b 0.537 0.003
CP 60.91 62.77 59.42 1.026 0.102
GE 65.17 66.59 62.67 2.048 0.413
4 w
DM 61.74a 59.19b 60.99a 0.371 0.001
CP 61.16 62.24 60.35 0.514 0.062
GE 60.35 62.46 60.10 0.827 0.121
CON, basal diet with FM; T1, basal diet without FM and substitute with defatted BSFL; T2, basal diet without FM and substitute with hydrolyzed BSFL; FM, fishmeal; BSFL, black soldier fly larvae; DM, dry matter; CP, crude protein; GE, gross energy; SE, standard error.
Means within a row with different letters are significantly different at P<0.05.