Table 3.
The growth performance of male and female Label Rouge Naked Neck birds fed a diet supplemented with 10% live black soldier fly larvae; supplementation based on the expected daily feed intake (28–81 d; n = 6).
| Item | Days | Diet (D) | Gender (G) | SEM | P- value | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BSFL | Control | Male | Female | D | G | D × G | D | G | D × G | ||
| LW, g | 28 | 479 | 475 | 515 | 439 | 2.07 | 2.07 | 2.92 | 0.186 | <0.001 | 0.298 |
| 81 | 2,372 | 2,340 | 2,742 | 1,970 | 11.40 | 11.40 | 16.12 | 0.047 | <0.001 | 0.281 | |
| ADG, g/d | 28–81 | 35.6 | 35.2 | 41.8 | 28.9 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.34 | 0.229 | <0.001 | 0.700 |
| ADFI, g/d | 28–81 | 111 + 9.93* | 112 | 125 | 98.6 | 1.16 | 1.16 | 1.65 | 0.572 | <0.001 | 0.152 |
| FCR, g/g | 28–81 | 2.93 | 2.92 | 2.74 | 3.11 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.722 | <0.001 | 0.002 |
LW, live weight; ADG, average daily gain; ADFI, average daily feed intake (on an as fed basis).
*
Indicates the average amount of larvae provided (on an as fed basis, average DM: 33.63/100 g).
FCR, feed conversion ratio (on a dry matter basis, including the larvae intake); BSFL, black soldier fly larvae; SEM, standard error of the mean.