Table 1.
Composition and nutrient levels of experimental diets (as fed basis).
| Items (%) | Inclusion levels, % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | |
| INGREDIENTS | ||||
| Corn | 66.76 | 67.58 | 65.41 | 66.06 |
| Soybean meal | 26.25 | 24.26 | 22.77 | 20.23 |
| Corn gluten meal | 2.00 | 1.36 | 1.00 | 0.00 |
| Full-fatted black soldier fly larvae meal | 0.00 | 3.00 | 6.00 | 9.00 |
| Soybean oil | 1.16 | 0.82 | 0.56 | 0.45 |
| Limestone | 1.13 | 1.29 | 1.45 | 1.45 |
| Dicalcium phosphate | 1.49 | 1.48 | 1.70 | 1.70 |
| l-lysine·HCl | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| dl-methionine | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.11 |
| Vitamin and mineral premixa | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Total | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| NUTRIENT LEVELSb | ||||
| Metabolizable energy, MJ/kg | 12.60 | 12.60 | 12.60 | 12.60 |
| Crude protein, % | 19.93 | 19.85 | 20.06 | 19.97 |
| Crude fat, % | 3.61 | 4.21 | 4.80 | 5.60 |
| Calcium, % | 0.92 | 1.07 | 1.01 | 0.96 |
| Non-phytate phosphorus, % | 0.40 | 0.42 | 0.45 | 0.39 |
| Lysine, % | 1.15 | 1.15 | 1.15 | 1.15 |
| Methionine, % | 0.44 | 0.44 | 0.44 | 0.44 |
a
Provided per kilogram of diet: vitamin A, 117,000 IU; vitamin D3, 3,600 IU; vitamin E (all-rac-tocopherol-acetate), 21 IU; vitamin B1, 3 mg; vitamin B2, 10.2 mg; vitamin B6, 5.4 mg; vitamin B12, 0.024 mg; folate acid, 0.9 mg; d-pantothenic acid, 15 mg; nicotinic acid, 45 mg; biotin, 0.15 mg; Fe (FeSO4·7H2O), 40 mg; Cu (CuSO4·5H2O), 6.8 mg; Zn (ZnSO4), 83 mg; Mn (MnSO4·H2O), 80 mg; Se (Na2SeO3), 0.30 mg; I (KI), 1.0 mg.
b
Crude protein, crude fat, calcium, and non-phytate phosphorus were measured values; metabolizable energy, lysine, and methionine levels were calculated values.