Table 3.
Ingredient inclusion rates (%) for diet treatments for an acceptance trial (trial 1) and a digestibility trial (trial 2), including control diet (0.0% BSFL1) and 3 treatment levels of BSFL meal (5.0%, 10.0%, and 20.0%) and BSFL oil (1.0%, 2.5%, 5.0%)
| Ingredient name | Control | 5% BSFL meal | 10% BSFL meal | 20% BSFL meal | 1% BSFL oil | 2.5% BSFL oil | 5% BSFL oil |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poultry by-product meal | 39.96 | 39.96 | 36.00 | 26.00 | 39.96 | 39.96 | 39.96 |
| Brewers rice | 35.00 | 35.00 | 35.00 | 35.00 | 35.00 | 35.00 | 35.00 |
| BSFL meal | 0.00 | 5.00 | 10.00 | 20.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Corn | 12.00 | 7.04 | 6.00 | 6.00 | 12.00 | 12.00 | 12.00 |
| Beet pulp | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 |
| Chicken fat | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 4.00 | 2.50 | 0.00 |
| BSFL oil | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 2.50 | 5.00 |
| Dicalcium phosphate | 1.34 | 1.30 | 1.30 | 1.30 | 1.34 | 1.34 | 1.34 |
| Potassium chloride | 0.60 | 0.60 | 0.60 | 0.60 | 0.60 | 0.60 | 0.60 |
| Salt (NaCl) | 0.60 | 0.60 | 0.60 | 0.60 | 0.60 | 0.60 | 0.60 |
| Mineral premix | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 |
| Vitamin premix | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 |
| Choline chloride | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 |
1BSFL, black soldier fly larvae, Hermetia illucens.
Briefly, adult Beagle dogs (n = 20/dietary treatment for trial 1 and n = 8/dietary treatment for trial 2) were fed assigned diets for 2 d (trial 1) or for 28 d (trial 2).