Does the provision of live black soldier fly and yellow mealworm larvae improve Muscovy duck welfare?

Table 2 Proximate composition (g/100 g as fed) of BSF and YM live larvae provided to Muscovy ducks

Item	BSF early instar	BSF late instar	YM early instar	YM late instar
DM	25.3	24.8	38.3	37.6
CP	10.4	11.2	18.3	14.7
EE	5.01	6.13	1.50	1.82
Ash	2.02	2.63	2.51	2.33
GE, MJ/kg	5.25	6.63	9.31	10.4
Amino acids, g/100 g (as fed basis)
Lysine	0.274	0.272	0.895	1.00
Methionine	0.803	0.705	0.981	0.594

BSF Black soldier fly, YM Yellow mealworm, DM Dry matter, CP Crude protein, EE Ether extract, GE Gross energy

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