Table 1.
Ingredient and nutrient profile (g/kg as fed basis, unless stated otherwise) of dietary treatments.
| 1Diets | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MWM0 | MWM5 | MWM10 | MWM15 | |
| Mopane worm meal | 0 | 50.0 | 100.0 | 150.0 |
| Yellow maize | 605.5 | 635.0 | 664.6 | 659.0 |
| Soya oil cake 47% | 322.8 | 260.9 | 199.1 | 143.3 |
| Oil Crude Soya (Degummed) | 29.03 | 15.04 | 1.05 | 0 |
| Di-calcium phosphate | 24.51 | 14.92 | 5.33 | 0 |
| Limestone | 3.20 | 9.98 | 16.77 | 20.35 |
| Salt-fine | 4.39 | 3.76 | 3.13 | 2.51 |
| Kaoline | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 |
| Methionine (Dl 98%) | 2.18 | 1.82 | 1.46 | 1.14 |
| Lysine (Sint 78%) | 0.95 | 1.18 | 1.41 | 1.52 |
| Threonine (98%) | 0.25 | 0.12 | 0 | 0 |
| Br Starter | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Choline Cl (60%) | 0.70 | 0.70 | 0.70 | 0.70 |
| Coxistac 12 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.50 |
| Sand | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.99 |
| Chemical composition | ||||
| Dry matter | 879.8 | 880.4 | 881.1 | 885.2 |
| 2ME (MJ/kg) | 12.27 | 12.25 | 12.23 | 12.21 |
| Crude protein | 200.0 | 200.0 | 200.0 | 200.0 |
| Crude fat | 58.04 | 50.53 | 43.01 | 47.15 |
| Crude fibre | 26.76 | 25.27 | 23.78 | 21.63 |
| Calcium | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 |
| Phosphorus | 8.42 | 7.38 | 6.34 | 6.10 |
| Sodium | 1.80 | 1.80 | 1.80 | 1.80 |
| Chlorine | 3.32 | 3.14 | 2.96 | 2.74 |
| Potassium | 9.26 | 8.57 | 7.87 | 7.19 |
| Methionine | 5.24 | 4.87 | 4.50 | 4.14 |
| Cysteine | 3.30 | 3.56 | 3.82 | 4.07 |
| Threonine | 7.81 | 7.66 | 7.52 | 7.51 |
| Tryptophan | 2.28 | 2.17 | 2.07 | 1.98 |
1
Diets: MWM0 = a commercial grower diet with no mopane worm meal inclusion, MWM5 = a commercial grower diet in which 50 g/kg of soybean products was replaced with mopane worm meal, MWM10 = a commercial grower diet in which 100 g/kg of soybean products was replaced with mopane worm meal, and MWM15 = a commercial grower diet in which 150 g/kg of soybean products was replaced with mopane worm meal.
2
ME = metabolisable energy.