Table 1.
Feed formulation and nutritional composition of test diets containing two different levels of PBM supplemented with full-fat HI larvae.
| Control | 60PBM + HI | 75PBM + HI | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ingredient (g/100 g) | |||
| FMa† | 72.00 | 22.50 | 11.00 |
| PBMb‡ | 0.00 | 42.00 | 52.50 |
| HI larvae§ | 0.00 | 12.00 | 12.00 |
| Cod liver oila | 0.50 | 2.50 | 2.50 |
| Canola oila | 1.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| Wheata | 16.90 | 8.40 | 9.40 |
| Wheat starcha | 7.00 | 7.00 | 7.00 |
| Vitamin Ca | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 |
| Vitamin premixa | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.50 |
| Dicalcium phosphatea | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 |
| Lecithin–soy (70%)a | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Salt (NaCl) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Nutritional compositionsc (%) | |||
| Dry matter | 90.21 | 91.10 | 90.15 |
| Crude protein | 47.88 | 47.93 | 47.93 |
| Crude lipid | 17.59 | 17.69 | 17.77 |
| Ash | 13.25 | 11.85 | 10.98 |
a
Purchased from Specialty Feeds, Glen Forrest Stockfeeders, 3150 Great Eastern Highway, Glen Forrest, Western Australia 6071.
b
Kindly provided by Derby Industries Pty Ltd T/A, Talloman Lot Lakes Rd, Hazelmere WA 6055.
c
Determined according to the Association of Official Analytical Chemists (35).
†
FM, fishmeal (64.0% crude protein, 10.76% crude lipid, and 19.12% ash).
‡
PBM, poultry by-product meal (67.13% crude protein, 13.52% crude lipid, and 13.34% ash).
§
HI, Hermetia illucens larvae (40.43% crude protein and 17.23 % crude lipid).