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.