. 2019 Nov 29;98(1):skz363. doi: 10.1093/jas/skz363

Table 5.

Digestible indispensable AA scores (DIAAS)—like values¹ of BSFL differing in age for growing kittens²

Item	AAFCO (2019)						NRC (2006)
	BSFL0³	BSFL11	BSFL14	BSFL18	BSFL23	BSFL29	BSFL0	BSFL11	BSFL14	BSFL18	BSFL23	BSFL29
Indispensable AA
Arginine	122.08^a	102.99^c	106.11^bc	109.83^bc	108.16^bc	111.45^b	131.41^a	110.86^c	114.21^bc	118.22^bc	116.43^bc	119.96^b
Histidine	191.25^b	237.26^a	243.16^a	260.73^a	237.05^a	240.91^a	159.38^b	197.71^a	202.64^a	217.27^a	197.55^a	200.76^a
Isoleucine	202.82^bc	196.52^c	209.43^abc	218.33^ab	223.25^a	209.60^abc	175.27^bc	169.83^c	180.99^abc	188.68^ab	192.93^a	181.13^abc
Leucine	132.29^c	134.15^c	139.17^bc	150.01^ab	151.22^a	139.90^abc	110.24^c	111.79^c	115.97^bc	125.01^ab	126.02^a	116.58^abc
Lysine	146.13^bc	137.31^c	154.09^ab	160.12^a	153.45^ab	151.42^ab	171.91^bc	161.54^c	181.28^ab	188.38^a	180.53^ab	178.14^ab
Methionine	70.35^b	64.45^c	67.35^bc	79.61^a	81.86^a	82.35^a	82.61^b	75.68^c	79.09^bc	93.48^a	96.12^a	96.70^a
Phenylalanine	168.77^e	184.89^d	202.43^c	235.85^ab	240.13^a	223.12^b	146.27^e	160.24^d	175.44^c	204.40^ab	208.11^a	193.37^b
Threonine	131.82^c	133.55^bc	142.96^abc	152.62^a	147.59^ab	140.88^abc	123.37^c	124.99^bc	133.79^abc	142.83^a	138.13^ab	131.85^abc
Tryptophan	107.60^c	104.29^c	141.18^b	171.23^a	165.44^a	137.67^b	140.10^c	135.80^c	183.82^b	222.95^a	215.41^a	179.25^b
Valine	207.46^c	220.61^c	263.45^b	308.43^a	291.79^ab	282.78^ab	172.88^c	183.74^c	219.54^b	257.03^a	243.16^ab	235.65^ab

¹DIAAS-like values were calculated from the digestibility of AAs in cecectomized roosters.

²DIAAS-like values were calculated using the AAFCO (2019) nutrient profiles of AAs for growth and reproduction of cats, and NRC (2006) recommended allowances of AAs for growing kittens.

³BSFL0, day 0, day of hatch of black soldier fly larvae; BSFL11, day 11 of age of black soldier fly larvae; BSFL14, day 14 of age of black soldier fly larvae; BSFL18, day 18 of age of black soldier fly larvae; BSFL23; day 23 of age of black soldier fly larvae; BSFL29, day 29 of age of black soldier fly larvae. SEM values for AAFCO (2019) nutrient profile data: arginine, 1.405; histidine, 4.808; isoleucine, 2.258; leucine, 1.783; lysine, 1.858; methionine, 1.545; phenylalanine, 5.603; threonine, 1.964; tryptophan, 5.358; valine, 8.326. SEM values for NRC (2006) recommended allowance data: arginine, 1.512; histidine, 4.006; isoleucine, 1.952; leucine, 1.486; lysine, 2.186; methionine, 1.814; phenylalanine, 4.856; threonine, 1.838; tryptophan, 6.977; valine, 6.934.

^a–eWithin a row, means lacking a common superscript differ (P < 0.05); n, 4 roosters per treatment.