Tables 5: Effects of replacing dietary conventional feeds with different protein sources of insect meal on the performance of layers as compared with the control treatment group.
| Insect Feed |
FI (g/d) |
BWG (g/d) |
FCR |
HDEP (%) |
EW (g) |
Source |
| BSFL replacing 100% Fishmeal |
79.4 |
48.5 |
1.71** |
+58.8*** |
-46.41* |
[22] |
| Maggot meal replacing 100% FM |
125 |
1.64 |
3.83 |
-55.2* |
64.8 |
[51] |
| Silkworm meal replacing 100% SBM |
125.12 |
1.44 |
2.16 |
63.5 |
61.04 |
[28] |
| SWP replacing 100% protein concentration |
107 |
1.45** |
2.24* |
79.33* |
60.01 |
[36] |
Note:FI= Feed Intake; BWG= Body weight gain; FCR= Feed conversion ratio; HDEP= Hen day egg production; EW= egg weight; YC= Yolk color; FR= Fertility rate; HA= Hatchability; * = indicated that there is slight difference; ** = indicated that there is high significant difference; -ve = signs indicated negative impacts comparing to the conventional dietary conventional feed.