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Table 8 Composition of experimental diets [%]

From: The effect of dietary supplementation with silkworm pupae meal on gastrointestinal function, nitrogen retention and blood biochemical parameters in rabbits

Ingredients

Diet1

SBM

SPM5

SPM10

SBM2

10.0

5.0

0.0

SPM3

0.0

5.0

10.0

Dried alfalfa

20.0

20.0

20.0

Wheat bran

42.0

42.0

42.0

Rapeseed meal

6.0

6.0

6.0

DDGS4

6.0

6.0

6.0

Crude fiber concentrate (90%)

6.0

6.0

6.0

Dried beet pulp

5.0

5.0

5.0

Dried brewer’s yeast

1.0

1.0

1.0

Whey powder

1.0

1.0

1.0

Sodium chloride (NaCl)

0.2

0.2

0.2

Chalk

1.3

1.3

1.3

Phosphate

0.5

0.5

0.5

Mineral-vitamin premix5

1.0

1.0

1.0

Total

100.0

100.0

100.0

  1. 1Diet: SBM - 10% SBM, SPM5–5% SBM and 5% SPM, SPM10–10% SPM
  2. 2SBM - soybean meal
  3. 3SPM - dried silkworm pupae meal
  4. 4DDGS- dried distilled grains with solubles
  5. 5Composition of the mineral-vitamin premix (1 kg): vit. A – 3,500,000 IU, vit. D3–200000 IU, vit. E – 28,000 mg, vit. K3–200 mg, vit. B1–1500 mg, vit. B2–2800 mg, vit. B6–2800 mg, vit. B12–20000 mcg, folic acid – 200 mg, niacin – 10,000 mg, biotin – 200,000 mcg, calcium pantothenate – 7000 mg, choline – 30,000 mg, Fe – 17,000 mg, Zn – 2000 mg, Mn – 1000 mg, Cu (copper sulfate x 5H2O, 24,5%) – 800 mg, Co – 1000 mg, I – 100 mg, Ca – 150 g, P – 100 g