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Table 1 Chemical composition (g/kg DM, unless otherwise stated) of the insect and control meals

From: Full-fat insect meals in ruminant nutrition: in vitro rumen fermentation characteristics and lipid biohydrogenation

 Item

Meals

Full-fat insect meals

Control meals

ACD

ALD

BL

GB

GS

HI

MD

TM

SBM

RPM

SFM

FM

DM, g/kg

934

941

930

912

927

953

937

940

881

903

894

915

OM

939

951

961

951

951

911

931

961

922

928

922

848

CP

496

457

402

483

505

351

408

339

559

407

324

748

EE

207

245

319

203

205

269

238

392

6

28

17

99

NDF

254

246

250

260

260

282

280

225

113

306

381

0

ADF

84

58

83

93

77

79

70

82

68

199

273

0

ADL

18

12

20

8

7

15

13

20

2

70

79

0

NDIN

36

24

35

40

30

31

29

35

24

44

46

0

ADIN

33

21

31

37

23

26

24

32

18

21

31

0

Chitin

67

54

78

59

63

52

61

51

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

  1. Abbreviations: DM Dry matter, ACD Acheta domesticus, ALD Alphitobius diaperinus, BL Blatta lateralis, GB Gryllus bimaculatus, GS Grylloides sigillatus, HI Hermetia illucens, MD Musca domestica, TM Tenebrio molitor, SBM Soybean meal, RPM Rapeseed meal, SFM Sunflower meal, FM Fishmeal, OM Organic matter, CP Crude protein, EE Ether extract, NDF Neutral detergent fibre, ADF Acid detergent fibre, ADL Acid detergent lignin, NDIN Neutral detergent insoluble nitrogen, ADIN Acid detergent insoluble nitrogen, n.a. not analysed
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Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology

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