Table 2.
Larvae descriptive chemical composition (g/100 g on DM) and gross energy (MJ/kg on DM) expressed on DM. L1 EE 1% diet, L1.5 EE 1.5% diet, L2.5 EE 2.5% diet, L3.5 EE 3.5% diet, L4.5 EE 4.5% diet, DM dry matter, CP crude protein, EE ether extract, GE gross energy.
| Itemsa | Larvae (% on DM) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L1 | L1.5 | L2.5 | L3.5 | L4.5 | |
| DM | 32.43 | 30.80 | 29.76 | 31.40 | 30.11 |
| CP | 23.11 | 28.44 | 30.44 | 28.28 | 30.35 |
| EE | 47.45 | 39.39 | 38.52 | 37.91 | 33.21 |
| Ash | 5.22 | 5.61 | 5.77 | 5.95 | 6.16 |
| GE | 30.14 | 29.16 | 28.95 | 28.97 | 29.58 |
aValues are reported as mean of duplicate analyses.