Table 4. Effects of dried Tenebrio molitor larvae supplementation replacing fish meal in the diet on nutrients digestibility and fecal scores1) of weanling pigs2)
Items | CON | TM1 | TM2 | SEM | p-value |
Phase 1 (d 14) | | | | | |
DM | 85.51 | 87.03 | 85.80 | 0.47 | 0.081 |
GE | 84.57 | 86.57 | 84.94 | 0.61 | 0.078 |
CP | 83.07 | 83.26 | 82.28 | 0.35 | 0.146 |
Fecal score | 2.64 | 2.61 | 2.28 | 0.25 | 0.530 |
Phase 2 (d 28) | | | | | |
DM | 87.11 | 86.15 | 87.43 | 0.52 | 0.226 |
GE | 83.44 | 83.08 | 82.45 | 0.63 | 0.549 |
CP | 81.46 | 81.87 | 81.38 | 0.99 | 0.933 |
Fecal scores: 1, hard feces; 2, slightly soft feces; 3, soft and partially-formed feces; 4, loose and semiliquid feces; 5, watery feces.
Data represent means based on six replicates per treatment.
CON, control; TM, Tenebrio molitor larvae; SEM, standard error of mean; DM, dry matter; GE, gross energy; CP, crude protein.