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.