Table 5.

Effect of the dietary inclusion of 0% (Control), 10% (BSF10) and 15% (BSF15) defatted BSF larvae meal on the productive performance of laying quails.

Items	Experimental Groups			Significance	RSD 1
	Control	BSF10	BSF15
N. of laying quails	75	75	75
Initial live weight, g	365	368	366	ns	5.31
Final live weight, g	352	361	356	ns	5.47
N. replicated cages	5	5	5
Feed conversion ratio 2
Week 1	3.31	3.29	3.23	ns	0.35
Week 2	3.98	3.43	3.46	ns	0.40
Week 3	3.92	3.62	3.71	ns	0.44
Week 4	3.71	3.86	3.71	ns	0.50
Week 5	3.09	2.86	2.95	ns	0.35
Weeks 1–5	3.60	3.40	3.40	ns	0.32
Total eggs, n.
Week 1	70.2	68.6	66.8	ns	8.26
Week 2	78.2	78.0	80.0	ns	9.38
Week 3	78.6	76.6	73.0	ns	8.18
Week 4	79.8	75.2	76.6	ns	11.5
Week 5	85.0	82.8	82.2	ns	12.3
Weeks 1–5	392	381	379	ns	43.4
Egg production (%) 3
Week 1	78.0	76.8	74.2	ns	9.32
Week 2	74.5	75.3	77.1	ns	0.35
Week 3	74.9	75.1	70.7	ns	7.96
Week 4	77.9	74.4	74.7	ns	9.91
Week 5	73.0	75.9	70.9	ns	8.63
Weeks 1–5	75.5	75.5	73.4	ns	7.41
Average egg weight (g)
Week 1	14.2	14.5	14.3	ns	0.40
Week 2	14.2	14.6	14.3	ns	0.35
Week 3	14.4	14.7	14.6	ns	0.50
Week 4	14.4	14.6	14.5	ns	0.46
Week 5	14.3	14.7	14.5	ns	0.43
Weeks 1–5	14.3	14.6	14.4	ns	0.39
Defected eggs (%)4
Week 1	2.28	1.41	2.14	ns	2.14
Week 2	1.34	2.33	3.06	ns	1.50
Week 3	2.32	3.02	2.24	ns	2.50
Week 4	0.55	3.05	3.23	ns	2.40
Week 5	2.08	0.65	2.75	ns	2.37
Weeks 1–5	1.71	2.10	2.74	ns	1.59
Mortality (%)
Week 1	0.00	1.33	0.00	ns	1.72
Week 2	0.00	0.00	1.33	ns	1.72
Week 3	1.33	2.66	1.33	ns	3.22
Week 4	1.33	2.66	0.00	ns	3.85
Week 5	1.33	2.96	2.75	ns	3.64
Weeks 1–5	4.00	9.33	5.33	ns	5.84

¹ RSD: Residual Standard Deviation. ² Feed conversion ratio: Total feed intake/Total egg weight. ³ Egg production: (Number (n) of eggs produced/n laying quails) × 100. ⁴ Defected eggs: Eggs with defects (i.e., broken, without solid shell, with unusual shape).