Table 2.
Proximate analysis (g/100 g dry weight) of four experimental diets.
| Nutrient composition1 (%) |
Control (0% BSFL) |
T1 (4% BSFL) |
T2 (8% BSFL) |
T3 (12% BSFL) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S | G | F | S | G | F | S | G | F | S | G | F | |
| CP (%) | 22.2 | 19.7 | 18.1 | 21.6 | 19.7 | 19.7 | 22.3 | 20.5 | 19.5 | 23.3 | 21.0 | 20.0 |
| EE (%) | 2.0 | 13.6 | 12.9 | 2.2 | 14.2 | 14.2 | 5.9 | 14.8 | 13.1 | 6.0 | 13.1 | 15.4 |
| Ash (%) | 5.2 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 10.6 | 9.3 | 9.6 | 10.2 | 9.1 | 8.6 |
| DM (%) | 71.8 | 97.2 | 94.3 | 85.7 | 94.0 | 94.0 | 88.8 | 94.3 | 95.4 | 85.9 | 95.3 | 94.1 |
| ME (kcal/kg) | 2773.4 | 3502.57 | 3450.4 | 2754.6 | 3392.5 | 3392.5 | 2928.1 | 3421.0 | 3426.1 | 2827.2 | 3396.5 | 3524.1 |
Abbreviation: CP, Crude protein; EE, Ether extract; DM, Dry matter; ME = Metabolisable energy.
1A total of three replicates of each meal sample were subjected to chemical analysis