Table 2.
Proximate composition of the experimental diets (g/100 g as fed, unless otherwise stated).
| Item | TM0 | TM25 | TM50 | TM100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DM | 93.77 | 93.83 | 94.13 | 94.41 |
| CP | 42.08 | 43.07 | 43.38 | 44.25 |
| EE | 22.63 | 22.95 | 22.44 | 22.36 |
| Ash | 7.57 | 7.09 | 6.49 | 5.60 |
| Chitin | - | 0.43 | 0.78 | 1.49 |
| NFE 1 | 21.49 | 20.29 | 21.05 | 20.71 |
| GE (MJ/kg as fed) | 22.24 | 22.71 | 22.75 | 22.55 |
Abbreviations: DM, dry matter; CP, crude protein; EE, ether extract; NFE, nitrogen-free extract; GE, gross energy. 1 Calculated as 100 − [(100 − DM) + CP + EE + Ash + Chitin]. All values are reported as mean of duplicate analyses.