Table 4.
Impact of dietary Black Soldier Fly larvae oil on laying hen performance, Experiment 1.
| Treatment | Body wt (g) (before - after) | Feed intake (g/hen/day) | Eggs per period | Hen day egg prod (%) | Egg wt (g) | Feed conversion (kg feed/ dozen egg) | Feed conversion (kg feed/ kg egg) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control | 1,627 | 1,666 | 104 | 25.67 | 88.51 | 61.58 | 1.418 | 1.919 |
| Oil-1.5 | 1,632 | 1,679 | 105 | 25.76 | 88.83 | 62.45 | 1.412 | 1.885 |
| Oil-3.0 | 1,609 | 1,680 | 105 | 26.37 | 90.93 | 62.63 | 1.389 | 1.848 |
| Oil-4.5 | 1,666 | 1,685 | 106 | 26.17 | 90.23 | 62.39 | 1.417 | 1.893 |
| SEM | 16.81 | 16.88 | 1.65 | 0.248 | 0.86 | 0.68 | 0.025 | 0.0340 |
| P-value | 0.115 | 0.860 | 0.802 | 0.179 | 0.179 | 0.705 | 0.826 | 0.536 |