Table 4 Growth performance of Muscovy ducks fed BSF and YM live larvae provided at 5% of the expected ADFI

LW, g

3 d

80.7

79.9

80.4

0.599

0.890

31 d

1,257

1,257

1,247

8.76

0.886

55 d

2,589

2,634

2,607

11.6

0.297

ADG, g/d

3–31 d

42.0

42.0

41.7

0.301

0.876

31–55 d

55.5

57.4

56.6

0.574

0.423

3–55 d

48.2

49.1

48.6

0.226

0.294

ADFI (g/d) + larvae

3–31 d

81.2

79.5 + 4.54

77.2 + 4.54

0.981

0.262

31–55 d

176

182 + 8.15

181 + 8.15

2.09

0.506

3–55 d

125

126 + 6.21

124 + 6.21

1.20

0.772

FCR (g/g, DM basis) + larvae

3–31 d

1.76

1.75

1.72

0.025

0.859

31–55 d

2.86

2.89

2.89

0.041

0.962

3–55 d

2.34

2.37

2.34

0.029

0.928