Table 10.
Effect of the dietary inclusion of 0% (Control), 10% (BSF10) and 15% (BSF15) defatted BSF larvae meal on eggs oxidative status (TBARS, expressed as mg MDA/kg egg yolk) and albumen pH.
| Item | Experimental Groups | Significance-Diet | RSD 1 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control | BSF10 | BSF15 | |||
| N. samples | 16 | 16 | 16 | ||
| pH: | |||||
| Day 0 | 8.64 | 8.77 | 8.73 | ns | 0.20 |
| Day 28 | 9.41 | 9.42 | 9.50 | ns | 0.12 |
| Significance-day | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | ||
| RSD | 0.21 | 0.17 | 0.09 | ||
| TBARs: | |||||
| Day 0 | 1.72 | 1.82 | 1.78 | ns | 0.08 |
| Day 28 | 1.72 A | 1.60 B | 1.66 AB | <0.01 | 0.06 |
| Significance-day | ns | <0.001 | ns | ||
| RSD | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.11 | ||
MDA = malondialdehyde; TBARs = thiobarbituric acid-reactive substances. 1 RSD: Residual Standard Deviation; a–c Means in the same row with different superscript letters differ for p < 0.05. A–B Means in the same row with different superscript letters differ for p < 0.01.