Table 6 Ingredients and chemical composition of the experimental diets in each feeding phase.

From: Growth performance, meat quality, cecal microbiota and metabolomics profile of turkeys fed diets containing black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) meal

Ingredient (g/100 g)

Starter

(0–22 d)

Grower I

(23–50 d)

Grower

II (51–64 d)

Grower III

(65–78 d)

Grower IV

(79–93 d)

Finisher

(94–105 d)

CON

CON

CON

CON

INS

CON

INS

CON

INS

Corn

34.8

33.2

35.9

32.0

31.5

35.7

35.1

34.7

33.9

Wheat

15.0

15.0

20.0

25.0

25.0

25.0

25.0

27.5

27.5

Soybean meal

27.3

34.4

31.8

28.5

24.7

21.4

17.7

14.6

11.0

Full-fat soybean

3.00

6.90

5.00

6.00

6.00

10.0

10.0

16.0

16.0

Hydrolyzed soybean

10.0

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

Corn gluten meal

3.00

3.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

Black soldier fly larvae meal

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

5.00

0.00

5.00

0.00

5.00

Animal fat

1.06

2.00

0.50

4.48

4.12

4.50

4.16

4.20

3.90

Soybean oil

0.00

0.00

2.20

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

Dicalcium phosphate

1.99

1.68

1.14

0.70

0.59

0.37

0.25

0.12

0.00

Calcium carbonate

0.92

0.92

0.8

0.94

0.82

0.94

0.82

0.94

0.84

Sodium chloride

0.34

0.35

0.30

0.30

0.29

0.20

0.17

0.19

0.16

Sodium bicarbonate

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.14

0.18

0.16

0.20

Choline chloride

0.10

0.10

0.10

0.10

0.10

0.07

0.08

0.06

0.07

L-Lysine (50%)

0.70

0.71

0.61

0.55

0.49

0.47

0.41

0.42

0.35

DL-Methionine (99%)

0.30

0.31

0.30

0.27

0.26

0.24

0.23

0.24

0.23

L-Threonine (98.5%)

0.22

0.22

0.21

0.16

0.14

0.13

0.10

0.11

0.08

Amino acid mix (Arg, Val, Ile)

0.25

0.25

0.20

0.15

0.15

0.10

0.10

0.10

0.10

Vitamin-mineral premix§

0.50

0.50

0.45

0.40

0.40

0.35

0.35

0.30

0.30

NSP-degrading enzyme

0.05

0.05

0.05

0.05

0.05

0.05

0.05

0.05

0.05

Phytase

0.10

0.10

0.10

0.10

0.10

0.10

0.10

0.10

0.10

Emulsifier

0.05

0.05

0.05

0.05

0.05

0.05

0.05

0.05

0.05

Butyrate

0.10

0.10

0.10

0.10

0.10

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

Muramidase

0.09

0.09

0.09

0.09

0.09

0.09

0.09

0.09

0.09

Pelletting adjuvant

0.05

0.05

0.05

0.05

0.05

0.05

0.05

0.05

0.05

Monensin

0.04

0.04

0.04

0.03

0.03

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

Chemical composition

 Dry matter (%)

89.3

89.2

88.3

88.1

88.3

88.2

88.1

88.0

88.1

 Crude protein (%)

25.8

24.6

22.0

21.8

21.6

19.5

18.9

18.8

17.9

 Total lipid (%)

3.74

5.20

5.47

6.68

6.75

7.73

8.04

9.32

9.56

 Crude fiber (%)

3.07

3.16

3.14

3.21

3.36

3.16

3.09

3.14

3.32

 Ash (%)

6.67

6.43

5.94

5.47

5.22

5.45

5.11

4.99

4.09

 Total Lysine (%)

1.65

1.58

1.46

1.33

1.36

1.24

1.22

1.16

1.12

 Total Arginine (%)

1.74

1.67

1.56

1.43

1.47

1.29

1.30

1.23

1.22

 Total Threonine (%)

1.13

1.10

0.99

0.93

0.94

0.88

0.84

0.82

0.78

 Total Met. + Cys. (%)

1.05

1.01

0.96

0.86

0.87

0.80

0.83

0.80

0.78

 Calcium (%)

1.10

1.03

0.84

0.77

0.77

0.67

0.67

0.60

0.60

 Phosphorus (%)

0.77

0.70

0.58

0.49

0.50

0.42

0.44

0.36

0.38

 Metabolizable energy (kcal/kg)

2850

2920

3000

3050

3050

3150

3150

3225

3225

  1. §The premix provides the following per kg of feed: vitamin A (retinyl acetate), 12,500 IU; vitamin D3, 5000 IU (i.e., cholecalciferol, 3500 IU + 25-OH D3, 1500 IU); vitamin E (DL-α-tocopheryl acetate), 125 mg; vitamin K (menadione sodium bisulfite), 6.75 mg; riboflavin, 9.0 mg; pantothenic acid, 22.0 mg; niacin, 75 mg; pyridoxine, 5 mg; folic acid, 3.0 mg; biotin, 0.35 mg; thiamine, 4.0 mg; vitamin B12, 50 μg; Mn, 100 mg; Zn, 102 mg; Fe, 30 mg; Cu, 15 mg; I, 2.0 mg; Se, 0.35 mg. Analyzed value.