Table 5.

Analyzed nutrient content of diets from a digestibility trial (trial 2) on an as-fed basis

Nutrient	0.0% BSFL1	5.0% BSFL meal	10.0% BSFL meal	20.0% BSFL meal	1.0% BSFL oil	2.5% BSFL oil	5.0% BSFL oil
Moisture, %	5.90	5.41	5.92	6.52	5.98	6.27	6.42
Crude protein, %	31.3	38.2	34.2	31.7	32.8	28.9	30.5
Acid hydrolyzed fat, %	11.9	13.7	12.3	12.4	12.2	11.4	11.5
Ash, %	7.82	8.11	7.91	7.12	8.44	8.10	8.06
Crude fiber, %	0.47	0.30	1.11	1.65	0.80	0.54	0.66
Alanine, %	1.87	2.28	2.05	2.15	2.05	2.00	1.81
Arginine, %	1.93	2.36	1.99	1.99	2.08	2.05	1.83
Aspartic acid, %	2.39	2.89	2.55	2.73	2.55	2.50	2.30
Glutamic acid, %	4.00	4.77	4.18	4.48	4.29	4.32	3.90
Glycine, %	2.43	2.92	2.62	2.36	2.61	2.45	2.29
Histidine, %	0.59	0.72	0.67	0.71	0.64	0.59	0.59
Isoleucine, %	1.08	1.34	1.14	1.27	1.15	1.12	1.03
Leucine, %	2.04	2.40	2.07	2.21	2.12	2.15	1.88
Lysine, %	1.61	1.98	1.65	1.60	1.72	1.72	1.56
Methionine, %	0.58	0.77	0.62	0.58	0.67	0.61	0.64
Methionine + cystine, %	1.00	1.21	1.01	1.14	1.13	0.95	1.01
Phenylalanine, %	1.12	1.36	1.18	1.27	1.22	1.20	1.07
Phenylalanine + tyrosine, %	2.07	2.50	2.29	2.55	2.22	2.19	2.06
Proline, %	1.76	2.17	1.88	2.00	1.91	1.89	1.71
Serine, %	1.19	1.41	1.26	1.35	1.30	1.28	1.15
Threonine, %	0.79	0.98	0.82	0.90	0.85	0.86	0.80
Tryptophan, %	0.33	0.34	0.37	0.42	0.37	0.35	0.33
Valine, %	1.39	1.70	1.47	1.66	1.44	1.44	1.31
ME2, kcal/kg	3,600	3,700	3,600	3,600	3,600	3,500	3,500
GE3, kcal/kg	4,600	4,700	4,700	4,700	4,600	4,500	4,000

¹BSFL, black soldier fly larvae, Hermetia illucens.

²Metabolizable energy (ME) Atwater calculated.

³Gross energy (GE) obtained from bomb calorimetry.

Adult Beagle dogs (n = 8/dietary treatment) were fed assigned diets for 28 d, and intake, body weight, stool quality and blood parameters were assessed.