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. 2023 Jan 7;102(4):102463. doi: 10.1016/j.psj.2022.102463

Table 3.

Composition, nutrient content, and analyzed provisions of the finisher diets, as fed basis.

Finisher, d 25–35
BSFLM,%1
Item BMD 0 12.5 25 50 100
Corn 47.7 47.8 49.8 51.9 56.0 60.2
Wheat 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0
Soybean meal, 46% 30.6 30.6 25.6 20.4 10.3 0.0
L-Lysine HCL 0.20 0.20 0.22 0.24 0.27 0.31
DL-Methionine 0.28 0.28 0.29 0.29 0.31 0.33
L-Threonine 0.09 0.09 0.10 0.11 0.12 0.15
L-Tryptophan 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.05
BSFLM 0.0 0.0 3.8 7.7 15.3 23.0
Limestone fine 0.92 0.92 0.84 0.76 0.60 0.43
Monocalcium phosphate 1.72 1.72 1.71 1.69 1.66 1.63
Salt 0.26 0.26 0.26 0.26 0.26 0.26
Sodium bicarbonate 0.12 0.12 0.10 0.09 0.06 0.03
Vitamin and trace premix2 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Soy oil 7.06 7.02 6.31 5.58 4.14 2.66
BMD® 1103 0.05 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Ingredient total: 100 100 100 100 100 100
Calculated nutrients
AMEn, Kcal/kg 3,200 3,200 3,200 3,200 3,200 3,200
Crude protein, % 19.5 19.5 19.5 19.5 19.5 19.5
Crude fat, % 9.0 9.0 8.6 8.2 7.5 6.7
SID4 Lys, % 1.03 1.03 1.03 1.03 1.03 1.03
SID Met, % 0.54 0.54 0.55 0.56 0.59 0.62
SID Met+Cys, % 0.80 0.80 0.80 0.80 0.80 0.80
SID Try, % 0.22 0.22 0.21 0.19 0.16 0.16
SID Thr, % 0.69 0.69 0.69 0.69 0.69 0.70
Calcium, % 0.79 0.79 0.79 0.79 0.79 0.79
Available P, % 0.40 0.40 0.40 0.40 0.40 0.40
Sodium, % 0.16 0.16 0.16 0.16 0.16 0.16
Bacitracin, ppm 55 0 0 0 0 0
Analyzed provisions
Dry matter, % 88.67 88.49 88.92 88.63 89.41 88.53
Crude protein, % 20.6 18.9 19.8 20.1 20.0 20.6
Crude fat, % 8.32 8.00 8.51 8.76 9.57 7.65
Starch, % 33.09 43.63 35.36 35.32 38.56 43.92
Calcium, % 0.86 0.57 0.62 0.65 0.89 0.82
Phosphorous, % 0.71 0.63 0.65 0.71 0.74 0.71
Potassium, % 0.78 0.84 0.81 0.74 0.67 0.54
Magnesium, % 0.15 0.15 0.16 0.16 0.18 0.18
Sodium, % 0.16 0.12 0.14 0.16 0.20 0.17
1

Percentage of soybean meal replaced with black soldier fly larvae meal (BSFLM).

2

Provided per kilogram of diet: vitamin A, 8,800.0 IU; vitamin D3, 3,300.0 IU; vitamin E, 40.0 IU; vitamin B12, 12.0 mg; vitamin K3, 3.3 mg; niacin, 50.0 mg; choline, 1,200.0 mg; folic acid, 1.0 mg; biotin, 0.22 mg; pyridoxine, 3.3 mg; thiamine, 4.0 mg; calcium pantothenic acid, 15.0 mg; riboflavin, 8.0 mg; manganese, 70.0 mg; zinc, 70.0 mg; iron, 60.0 mg; iodine, 1.0 mg; copper, 10 mg; and selenium, 0.3 mg.

3

BMD, bacitracin methylene disalicylate (Zoetis Canada Inc., Kirkland, Quebec).

4

SID, standardized ileal digestible.