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. 2024 Sep 30;13(19):3139. doi: 10.3390/foods13193139

Table 1.

Formulated feeds and control used for rearing Gryllus madagascarensis.

Feed Ingredients
CFA (chicken feed) (control) 16% soybean meal, 22% a mixture of fine wheat and wheat flour, 15% broken rice, 25% maize, 5% bergafats, 1% lysine amino acid, 1% DCP, 1% methionine, 1% vitamin-mineral premix, 1% lime, 15% fish meal
CFB 98% cassava leaves, 1% sugar and 1% baking powder
CFC 20% silver leaf Desmodium, 20% wheat bran, 20% maize bran and 40% cowpea bran
CFD 30% tropical African morning glory, 30% maize bran, 20% navy bean bran, 10% maize germ, 10% rice bran
CFE 20% tropical African morning glory, 20% cassava leaves, 20% maize bran, 10% rice bran, 10% cowpea bran, 20% navy bean bran
CFF 30% tropical African morning glory, 40% cassava leaves powder, 20% cowpeas bran and 10% of navy bean bran
CFG 20% tropical African morning glory, 20% gallant soldier, 15% cassava leaves, 20% cowpea bran, 10% navy bean bran, 10% maize bran, 5% wheat bran
CFH 30% cassava leaves, 30% gallant soldier, 20% cowpea bran, 10% tropical African morning glory, 10% taro leaves
CFI 99% wheat bran and 1% baking powder
CFJ 33% maize bran, 33% cassava tuber bran, 33% wheat bran, 1% baking powder

Note: CFA (Chicken feed), CFB (Combined feed B), CFC (Combined feed C), CFD (Combined feed D), CFE (Combined feed E), CFF (Combined feed F), CFG (Combined feed G), CFH (Combined feed H), CFI (Combined feed I), CFJ (Combined feed J), and DCP means dicalcium phosphate.