Table 5.
Impact of dietary Black Soldier Fly larvae oil on egg quality, Experiment 1.
| Treatment | Egg specific gravity | Albumen ht (mm) | Haugh unit | Blood spots | Meat spots | Yolk color |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control | 1.0777ab | 8.69 | 92.44 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 7.37b |
| Oil-1.5 | 1.0765b | 8.99 | 93.74 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.77a |
| Oil-3.0 | 1.0778ab | 9.12 | 94.32 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 7.93a |
| Oil-4.5 | 1.0795a | 9.27 | 95.29 | 0.00 | 0.03 | 7.93a |
| SEM | 0.00059 | 0.16 | 0.79 | 0.050 | 0.02 | 0.09 |
| P-value | 0.007 | 0.065 | 0.085 | 0.547 | 0.574 | 0.0001 |
| Orthogonal contrast (P-value) | ||||||
| Linear | 0.015 | — | — | — | — | 0.0001 |
| Quadratic | 0.014 | — | — | — | — | 0.025 |
a-bMeans within a column with no common superscripts differ significantly (P ≤ 0.05).