Table 6.
Effects of the dietary treatments on the growth performance of broilers from 1 to 21 d
| Items2 | Dietary treatments1 | P-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control | BSFL | 4% DL | 8% DL | ||
| LW, g | |||||
| 1 d | 45.67 ± 0.59 | 46.00 ± 0.59 | 45.44 ± 0.33 | 45.87 ± 0.31 | 0.311 |
| 21 d | 765.88 ± 22.88c | 733.62 ± 5.69c | 852.80 ± 28.84b | 982.30 ± 19.49a | <0.001 |
| ADFI, g | |||||
| 1-21 d | 45.99 ± 1.82c | 45.46 ± 1.82c | 51.29 ± 0.45b | 61.64 ± 0.63a | <0.001 |
| ADG, g | |||||
| 1–21 d | 35.56 ± 2.20c | 34.93 ± 0.27c | 39.94 ± 2.21b | 46.77 ± 0.93a | <0.001 |
| FCR, g/g | |||||
| 1––21 d | 1.34 ± 0.04 | 1.38 ± 0.03 | 1.34 ± 0.04 | 1.38 ± 0.03 | 0.072 |
1BSFL, 4% DL, and 8% DL represent the treatment diets containing 4% black soldier fly larvae meal, 4% and 8% Drosophila larvae meal (days 1–21), respectively.
2LW, live weight; ADFI, average daily feed intake; ADG, average daily growth; FCR, feed conversion ratio.
a–c Means that rows not sharing the same superscript letter are statistically different (P < 0.05). Data are expressed as mean ± SD (n = 5).