Table 3.
Effect of dietary low-inclusion levels of full-fatted black soldier fly larvae meal on apparent nutrient digestibility of layer chickens at 42 days of age (each value represents the mean of 6 replicates, %).
| Inclusion | DM | OM | CP | EE | Ca | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 76.2 | 80.3 | 66.3b | 81.3b | 51.0 | 52.9 |
| 3 | 77.6 | 81.7 | 73.0a | 84.5a | 51.7 | 54.5 |
| 6 | 77.3 | 81.4 | 70.4ab | 84.4a | 51.1 | 52.5 |
| 9 | 74.0 | 78.0 | 67.0b | 80.8b | 50.8 | 51.4 |
| SEM | 1.44 | 1.12 | 1.37 | 0.94 | 1.34 | 1.08 |
| P-value | 0.31 | 0.12 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.97 | 0.28 |
| Linear | 0.30 | 0.18 | 0.97 | 0.67 | 0.82 | 0.20 |
| Quadratic | 0.12 | 0.05 | 0.002 | 0.002 | 0.72 | 0.24 |
DM, dry matter; OM, organic matter; CP, crude protein; EE, ether extract; Ca, calcium; P, phosphorus.
Values within a column with no common letters differ significantly (P < 0.05).