Table 5. Effects of dried Tenebrio molitor larvae supplementation replacing fish meal in diet on hematological traits of weanling pigs1)
| Items | CON | TM1 | TM2 | SEM | p-value |
| Phase 1 (d 14) | | | | | |
| WBC (103/uL) | 19.26 | 19.83 | 19.43 | 1.32 | 0.831 |
| RBC (106/uL) | 6.26 | 6.01 | 6.22 | 0.15 | 0.453 |
| Lymphocyte (%) | 55.27 | 56.62 | 61.06 | 2.01 | 0.138 |
| Monocyte (%) | 4.92 | 4.87 | 4.83 | 0.48 | 0.992 |
| IgG (ng/mL) | 10.85b | 17.75a | 14.95a | 1.79 | 0.048 |
| Phase 2 (d 28) | | | | | |
| WBC (103/uL) | 21.28 | 20.32 | 21.21 | 1.68 | 0.469 |
| RBC (106/uL) | 6.55 | 6.60 | 6.11 | 0.17 | 0.122 |
| Lymphocyte (%) | 58.30 | 60.25 | 57.68 | 4.33 | 0.909 |
| Monocyte (%) | 4.45 | 4.35 | 5.93 | 0.52 | 0.085 |
| IgG (ng/mL) | 18.37 | 25.70 | 26.86 | 3.82 | 0.264 |
Data represent means based on six replicates per treatment.
CON, control; TM, Tenebrio molitor larvae; SEM, standard error of mean; WBC, white blood cells; RBC, red blood cells; IgG, immunoglobulin G.