Table 1.
Ingredients and nutritional composition of four experimental diets (% dry matter basis).
| Ingredients (g/100 g) | Diet1 (Control) | Diet2 (80PBM10TH+10HI) | Diet3 (85PBM5TH+10 HI) | Diet4 (90PBM5TH+ 5HI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| †FMa | 72.6 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| ††PBMb | 0.00 | 57.00 | 60.50 | 63.50 |
| Canola oila | 2.20 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Cod Liver Oila | 1.40 | 2.50 | 2.50 | 3.60 |
| Corn/wheat starcha | 6.7 | 8.00 | 10.00 | 10.80 |
| wheat (10 CP)a | 13.5 | 7.90 | 5.90 | 6.00 |
| Lecithin – Soy (70%)a | 2.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 |
| Vitamin Ca | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 |
| Dicalcium Phosphatea | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 |
| Vitamin and mineral premix a | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.50 |
| Salt (NaCl)a | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| †††HI full-fat larvaec | 0.00 | 10.00 | 10.00 | 5.00 |
| ‡THd | 0.00 | 7.00 | 3.50 | 3.50 |
| Total | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Nutritional composition (%) | ||||
| Dry matter | 92.90 | 90.35 | 91.35 | 92.14 |
| Crude protein | 46.20 | 45.92 | 46.20 | 46.72 |
| Crude lipid | 12.93 | 13.01 | 12.88 | 13.00 |
| Ash | 12.78 | 12.64 | 11.89 | 12.44 |
| Gross energy (MJ kg-1) | 20.02 | 19.98 | 19.88 | 19.46 |
aPurchased from Specialty Feeds, Glen Forrest Stockfeeders, 3150 Great Eastern Highway, Glen Forrest, Western Australia 6071.
†Fishmeal (FM): 64.0% crude protein, 10.76% crude lipid and 19.12% ash.
††Poultry by-product meal (PBM): 67.13% crude protein, 13.52% crude lipid and 13.34% ash.
††††HI (Hermetia illucens) larvae: 40.04% crude protein, 28.30% crude lipid, 7.81% moisture and 8.91% ash.
‡Tuna hydrolysate (TH): 37.91% crude protein, 5.50% crude lipid, and 11.05% ash.