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. 2023 Mar 23;13(7):1137. doi: 10.3390/ani13071137

Table 1.

Composition of the broiler chicken experimental diets (g kg−1, as-fed basis).

Ingredients, g kg−1 1 HI0 2 HI03 3 HI06 4 HI09
Maize 657 657 657 657
Soybean meal, 468 g CP/kg 306 306 306 305
Monocalcium phosphate 11.9 11.9 11.9 11.9
Limestone 10.5 10.5 10.5 10.5
Hermetia illucens larvae fat 0.00 30.0 60.0 90.0
NaCl 2.60 2.60 2.60 2.60
Na2SO4 1.20 1.20 1.20 1.20
5 Mineral-vitamin premix 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00
L-Lysine 1.80 1.80 1.80 1.80
L-Methionine 2.30 2.30 2.30 2.30
L-Threonine 0.60 0.60 0.60 0.60
L-Valine 0.10 0.10 0.10 0.10
TiO2 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00
Analyzed nutritive value, g kg−1
Dry matter 884 888 893 896
Gross energy, MJ/kg 16.4 17.0 18.0 18.5
Crude protein 208 222 209 207
Crude fat 2.65 4.31 8.2 10.2

1 HI0, basal diet without dietary fat inclusion; 2 HI03, basal diet enriched with 30 g/kg H. illucens larvae fat; 3 HI06, basal diet enriched with 60 g/kg H. illucens larvae fat; 4 HI09, basal diet enriched with 90 g/kg H. illucens larvae fat, 5 Provided the following per kilogram of diet: vitamin A, 11,000 IU; cholecalciferol, 2500 IU; vitamin E, 50 mg; menadione, 2.50 mg; vitamin B12, 0.02 mg; folic acid, 1.0 mg; choline, 300 mg; D-pantothenic acid, 13.6 mg; riboflavin, 7.0 mg; niacin, 41.7 mg; thiamine, 2.0 mg; D-biotin, 0.20 mg; pyridoxine, 4.0 mg; ethoxyquin, 0.1 mg; Mn (MnO2), 60 mg; Zn (ZnO), 95 mg; Fe (FeSO4), 45 mg; Cu (CuSO4), 20 mg; I (CaI2O6), 0.6 mg; and Se (Na2SeO3), 0.35 mg.