Table 1.
Composition of experimental diets, as fed.
| Item | Black fly soldier larvae meal, % |
||
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 10 | 15 | |
| Corn | 45.3 | 50.6 | 51.1 |
| Wheat | 20.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 |
| Soybean meal 46% | 18.8 | 5.24 | - |
| Black fly soldier larvae meal | - | 10.0 | 15.0 |
| Soy oil | 1.48 | - | - |
| Limestone fine | 7.14 | 6.99 | 6.91 |
| Limestone course | 2.86 | 2.79 | 2.76 |
| Monocalcium phosphate | 2.11 | 2.08 | 2.04 |
| Vitamin and trace element premix1 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Salt | 0.30 | 0.31 | 0.32 |
| DL-Methionine | 0.25 | 0.27 | 0.28 |
| L-Lysine HCL | 0.20 | 0.18 | 0.13 |
| L-Threonine | 0.09 | 0.11 | 0.11 |
| L-Tryptophan | - | 0.03 | 0.05 |
| Sodium bicarbonate | 0.13 | 0.07 | 0.01 |
| Titanium dioxide | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 |
| Calculated provisions | |||
| AME, kcal/kg | 2,750 | 2,803 | 2,847 |
| Crude protein, % | 15.00 | 15.00 | 15.48 |
| Linoleic acid, % | 1.95 | 1.29 | 1.27 |
| SID Lys, % | 0.75 | 0.75 | 0.75 |
| SID Met, %. | 0.45 | 0.52 | 0.55 |
| SID Met+Cys, % | 0.67 | 0.67 | 0.67 |
| SID Try, % | 0.17 | 0.15 | 0.15 |
| SID Thr, % | 0.52 | 0.52 | 0.52 |
| Ca, % | 4.30 | 4.30 | 4.30 |
| Available P, % | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.45 |
| Na, % | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.18 |
| Cl, % | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 |
1
Vitamin mineral premix provided per kilogram of premix: vitamin A, 880,000 IU; vitamin D3, 330,000 IU; vitamin E, 4,000 IU; vitamin B12, 1,200 mcg; biotin, 22,000 mcg; menadione, 330 mg; thiamine, 400 mg; riboflavin, 800 mg; pantothenic acid, 1500 mg; pyridoxine, 300 mg; niacin, 5,000 mg; folic acid, 100 mg; choline, 60,000 mg; iron, 6,000 mg; and copper, 1,000 mg.