Table 3.
Apparent digestibility coefficients (%) of the five insect meals evaluated for Nile tilapia fingerlings.
| Nutrients | N. cinerea | Z. morio | G. portentosa | G. assimilis | T. molitor | SEM | p-Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry matter | 61.7 b | 83.2 c | 48.2 a | 42.6 a | 95.8 d | 6.0 | <0.0001 |
| Protein | 69.6 c | 70.0 c | 61.6 b | 39.7 a | 85.4 d | 4.2 | <0.0001 |
| Corrected Protein * | 67.7 c | 74.3 c | 58.3 b | 38.9 a | 92.4 d | 5.2 | <0.0001 |
| Energy | 58.4 a | 80.1 b | 47.4 a | 47.0 a | 82.1 b | 4.7 | <0.0001 |
| Lipids | 91.6 ab | 93.5 b | 98.8 c | 87.9 a | 90.6 ab | 1.1 | <0.0001 |
| Chitin | 59.8 a | 73.6 bc | 69.6 b | 76.2 c | 81.3 d | 2.1 | <0.0001 |
Values presented as means (n = 3) and pooled standard error of the mean (SEM). a–d means in the same row with different superscripts are different at p < 0.01. * Corrected crude protein was calculated by applying a nitrogen-to-protein conversion factor of Kp = 4.76 [25].