Table 1. Average production performances of quails at 8 weeks of age as a function of the substitution level of fish meal with cricket meal.
| Characteristic | Average production performances | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Experimental diets | FI (gm) | Body weight (gm) | AWG (gm) | FCR | |
| Male | T0 (00%) | 184.17 ± 3.11a | 30.34 ± 0.77a | 6.43 ± 0.42b | |
| T1 (15%) | 194.15 ± 3.91b | 32.84 ± 0.97b | 5.64 ± 0.20a | ||
| T2 (30%) | 199.65 ± 5.28bc | 34.21 ± 1.32bc | 5.68 ± 0.36a | ||
| T3 (45%) | 204.32 ± 5.69c | 35.38 ± 1.42c | 5.23 ± 0.17a | ||
| Average | 195.57 ± 8.78 | 33.19 ± 2.19 | 5.74 ± 0.52 | ||
| Female | T0 (00%) | 244.92 ± 6.07b | 45.53 ± 1.51b | 4.28 ± 0.17ab | |
| T1 (15%) | 224.67 ± 5.94a | 40.47 ± 1.48a | 4.57 ± 0.16bc | ||
| T2 (30%) | 253.80 ± 6.48b | 47.75 ± 1.62b | 4.07 ± 0.28a | ||
| T3 (45%) | 216.67 ± 6.49a | 38.47 ± 1.62a | 4.81 ± 0.21c | ||
| Average | 235.01 ± 16.42 | 43.05 ± 4.10 | 4.43 ± 0.34 | ||
| Combined | T0 (00%) | 780.71 ± 29.50b | 214.55 ± 32.77a | 37.94 ± 8.19a | 5.36 ± 1.18b |
| T1 (15%) | 740.54 ± 6.00a | 209.41 ± 16.96a | 36.65 ± 4.24a | 5.11 ± 0.59ab | |
| T2 (30%) | 776.37 ± 31.22b | 226.72 ± 29.45b | 40.98 ± 7.36b | 4.87 ± 0.91a | |
| T3 (45%) | 740.40 ± 9.92a | 210.50 ± 8.69a | 36.92 ± 2.17a | 5.02 ± 0.28ab | |
| Average | 759.51 ± 28.69 | 215.29 ± 23.86 | 38.12 ± 5.96 | 5.09 ± 0.79 | |
a, b:
in the same column and for the same sex, values with the same superscript are similar (p> 0.05).