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Table 1 Composition, nutrient and energy contents of the experimental diets

From: Comprehensive evaluation of the metabolic effects of insect meal from Tenebrio molitor L. in growing pigs by transcriptomics, metabolomics and lipidomics

 

CON

IM5

IM10

Components, g/kg

 Wheat

380

380

380

 Barley

250

250

250

 Soybean extraction meal

147.8

73.9

–

 Insect meal

–

50

100

 Broad bean

110

110

110

 Soybean oil

15.0

15.0

15.0

 Rapseed oil

4.40

2.10

–

 Safflower oil

3.00

1.60

–

 Corn starch

3.90

3.00

1.50

 Cellulose

–

28.0

56.5

 Mineral and vitamin premixa

75.0

75.0

75.0

 Monocalcium phosphate

6.00

6.00

6.00

 Calcium carbonate

0.70

1.10

1.60

L-lysine

0.70

1.00

1.40

DL-methionine

–

0.10

0.10

L-threonine

0.20

0.10

–

L-tryptophan

0.10

0.10

0.20

L-glutamic acid

3.20

2.60

1.90

L-cysteine

–

0.40

0.80

 Titanium dioxide

5.00

5.00

5.00

Analyzed crude nutrient and energy content

 Dry matter, % of FM

87.6

87.9

88.5

 Crude protein, % of DM

22.2

22.7

22.8

 Crude fat, % of DM

4.4

4.3

4.3

 Crude ash, % of DM

5.8

5.4

5.0

 Crude fiber, % of DM

6.3

8.0

9.7

 Gross energy, MJ/kg DM

19.5

19.3

19.6

  1. aThe mineral and vitamin premix (Bergin TopFit F 75; Bergophor, Kulmbach, Germany) provided per kg diet: 4.35 g, lysin; 1.13 g, methionine; 2.25 g, threonine; 0.19 g, tryptophan; 0.6 g, valine; 15,938 IU, vitamin A; 1875 IU, vitamin D3; 150 mg, vitamin E; 120 mg, iron, 150 mg, copper; 112.5 mg, zinc; 75 mg, manganese; 2.25 mg, iodate; 0.45 mg, selenium; 52.5 mg, L-carnitine
  2. Abbreviations: CON control group, DM dry matter, FM fresh matter, IM5 insect meal 5% group; IM10 insect meal 10% group