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Table 2 Composition of experimental diets

From: Suitability of Hermetia illucens larvae meal and fat in broiler diets: effects on animal performance, apparent ileal digestibility, gut histology, and microbial metabolites

Ingredients, g/kg as fed

Starter period (d 1–14)

Grower period (d 15–28)

Finisher period (d 29–35)

S + 0 L

S + 50 L

S + 100 L

L + 0 L

L + 50 L

L + 100 L

S + 0 L

S + 50 L

S + 100 L

L + 0 L

L + 50 L

L + 100 L

S + 0 L

S + 50 L

S + 100 L

L + 0 L

L + 50 L

L + 100 L

Corn

559

559

559

564

564

564

583

583

583

600

600

600

595

595

595

603

603

603

Soybean meal(48% CP)

385

385

385

332

332

332

350

350

350

300

300

300

318.5

318.5

318.5

270

270

270

HI larvae meal

–

–

–

52.0

52.0

52.0

–

–

–

46.4

46.4

46.4

–

–

–

40.0

40.0

40.0

Soybean oil

15.0

7.50

–

12.8

6.40

–

31.4

15.7

–

20.0

10.0

–

51.0

25.5

–

50.0

25.0

–

HI larvae fat

–

7.50

15.0

–

6.40

12.8

–

15.7

31.4

–

10.0

20.0

–

25.5

51.0

–

25.0

50.0

Dicalcium- phosphate

15.5

15.5

15.5

16.0

16.0

16.0

13.0

13.0

13.0

13.0

13.0

13.0

12.0

12.0

12.0

13.0

13.0

13.0

Feed limestone

12.0

12.0

12.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

10.0

10.0

10.0

10.0

10.0

10.0

10.0

10.0

10.0

10.0

10.0

10.0

Mineral premix1

0.70

0.70

0.70

0.70

0.70

0.70

0.70

0.70

0.70

0.70

0.70

0.70

0.70

0.70

0.70

0.70

0.70

0.70

Vitamin premix2

0.36

0.36

0.36

0.36

0.36

0.36

0.36

0.36

0.36

0.36

0.36

0.36

0.36

0.36

0.36

0.36

0.36

0.36

Salt

4.00

4.00

4.00

4.00

4.00

4.00

4.00

4.00

4.00

4.00

4.00

4.00

4.00

4.00

4.00

4.00

4.00

4.00

L-methionine (99%)

4.00

4.00

4.00

4.00

4.00

4.00

3.50

3.50

3.50

2.40

2.40

2.40

3.00

3.00

3.00

3.20

3.20

3.20

Lysine3

2.60

2.60

2.60

2.30

2.30

2.30

1.90

1.90

1.90

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.40

1.40

1.40

1.50

1.50

1.50

L-threonine

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

0.80

0.80

0.80

0.80

0.80

0.80

0.50

0.50

0.50

0.30

0.30

0.30

L-valine

0.30

0.30

0.30

0.04

0.04

0.04

0.30

0.30

0.30

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Arginine

–

–

–

0.50

0.50

0.50

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Choline chloride (60%)

0.50

0.50

0.50

0.50

0.50

0.50

0.50

0.50

0.50

0.50

0.50

0.50

0.50

0.50

0.50

0.50

0.50

0.50

Sacox4

0.50

0.50

0.50

0.50

0.50

0.50

0.50

0.50

0.50

0.50

0.50

0.50

–

–

–

–

–

–

Optiphos5

0.10

0.10

0.10

0.10

0.10

0.10

0.10

0.10

0.10

0.10

0.10

0.10

0.10

0.10

0.10

0.10

0.10

0.10

Titanium dioxide

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

3.00

3.00

3.00

3.00

3.00

3.00

  1. S + 0 L, SBM + 0HI larvae fat; S + 50 L, SBM + 50% HI larvae fat; S + 100 L, SBM+ 100% HI larvae fat; L + 0 L, HI larvae meal+ 0HI larvae fat; L + 50 L, HI larvae meal+ 50% HI larvae fat; L + 100 L, HI larvae meal+ 100% HI larvae fat 1Composition in mg per kg mineral premix: 35.71 Fe, 17.14 Cu, 92.86 Zn, 128.57 Mn, 2.14 I, 571 Se; 2Composition in mg per kg vitamin premix: 27,777,778 IE vitamin A, 13,888,889 IE vitamin D3, 133,333 vitamin E; 11,111 vitamin K (menadione), 5556 vitamin B1, 16,667 vitamin B2, 11,111 vitamin B6, 55,556 μg/kg vitamin B12, 417 biotin, 2778 folic acid, 125,000 niacin, 34,722 pantothenic acid; 3HCl-lysine 78% Lysine; 4 Salinomycin-Sodium: 114–132 g/kg, silicium dioxide: 10–100 g/kg, calcium carbonate: 500–700 g/kg (Huvepharma); 56-phytase derived from E. coli (Huvepharma);