Table 1 Feed intake, body weight and serum lipids levels of laying hens fed with insect and soybean meal.

From: Insect-based diet, a promising nutritional source, modulates gut microbiota composition and SCFAs production in laying hens

Parameter

SD group

ID group

Feed intake, g/d/hen

125.80 ± 1.96

108.31 ± 3.11***

Body weight, kg

2.09 ± 0.04

1.89 ± 0.04***

Cholesterol, mg/dl

134.56 ± 8.14

108.44 ± 7.17**

Triglycerides, mg/dl

1,941.88 ± 209.00

1,296.63 ± 148.33**

  1. The data are means and standard errors of the measurements after 24 weeks of diet administration. P-values were calculated by two tailed Student’s t-test; **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.00118.
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