Table 2.
Analyzed composition and TMEn of black soldier fly larvae meal (BSFL) and cricket meal (DM basis).1
| BSFL 3 | Cricket | SEM | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crude protein (%) | 45.2 | 67.4 | |
| Crude fat (%) | 19.0 | 19.4 | |
| Acid detergent fiber (%) | 8.17 | 13.1 | |
| Neutral detergent fiber (%) | 32.7 | 36.0 | |
| Ca (%) | 3.65 | 0.14 | |
| P (%) | 0.85 | 0.82 | |
| Na (%) | 0.18 | 0.43 | |
| Gross energy (kcal/kg) | 5159 | 5877 | |
| TMEn (kcal/kg) | 3990b | 4223a | 0.065 |
a-bValues with different superscripts are significantly different (P < 0.05).
1
TMEn values are means of 6 individually-caged conventional roosters. All other vales are means of duplicate analyses.